Lindokuhle Sobekwa

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Lindokuhle Sobekwa
Born1995 (age 29–30)
NationalitySouth African
Known forPhotography

Lindokuhle Sobekwa (born 1995) is a South African documentary photographer. [1] He is a Nominee member of Magnum Photos and based in Johannesburg.

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Life and work

Sobekwa was born in Katlehong, a township, 35 km from Johannesburg, South Africa. [2] He learned photography in 2012 through participation in the first Of Soul and Joy Project, an educational programme for young people run in the township of Thokoza; [3] [4] the workshop was given by Bieke Depoorter and Cyprien Clément-Delmas. [5] His photo essay, Nyaope, about people who use the drug Nyaope in the township in which he lived and beyond, [1] was published by the South African newspaper Mail & Guardian in 2014 [2] and by Vice [1] and De Standaard in 2015. [5] He joined Magnum Photos as a Nominee member in 2018. [6] [7] The book I carry Her photo with Me (2024) "centres around his years-long search for a sister he never really knew, and who passed away when he was younger." [8] [9]

Publications

Awards

Group exhibitions

References

  1. 1 2 3 Subotzky, Lindokuhle Sobekwa and Mikhael (20 July 2015). "Photos of Poverty and Addiction in South Africa". Vice . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lindokuhle Sobekwa". Magnum Photos. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Thokoza, The Home Of SA's Future Photographers". HuffPost South Africa. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Supporting New Talents and Perspectives in Photography • Magnum Photos". 28 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Dat heet dan geluk". De Standaard . 8 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Magnum Photos' international new wave of Nominees". British Journal of Photography . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Magnum Photos Names 5 New Nominees". Photo District News . 27 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lindokuhle Sobekwa's book documents his search for a lost sibling". Creative Review. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  9. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (16 June 2024). "'In South Africa, you hear of disappearance all the time': one photographer's search for his sister's missing years". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Announcing the 2018 Photography and Social Justice Fellows". Magnum Foundation . 30 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Announcing the 2018 Magnum Foundation Fund Grantees". Magnum Foundation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. ↑ Gonzalez, David (30 May 2018). "Chronicling the Lives of Women Along the Colombian-Venezuelan Border". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "8 Photographers Win Magnum Foundation Fund Grant". Photo District News . 31 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Blog". No Man's Art Gallery . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Exhibitions" . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "F-Stop Magazine". F-Stop Magazine. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Free from my Happiness". Domus . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. ↑ "Free From My Happiness Of Soul and Joy". Rubis Mécénat. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  19. ↑ Torchia, Christopher (3 June 2017). "A top African art gallery struggles to keep its footing". Associated Press . Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  20. ↑ "Curator's Note – Lih-Lan Wong, curator of NMAG's Tehran pop-up". No Man's Art Gallery . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Exhibitions". No Man's Art Gallery . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "No Man's Art Gallery to open in Iran to foster cultural cross-fertilization". Mehr News Agency . 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "7 Reasons You Should Visit the Turbine Art Fair". www.art.co.za. Retrieved 19 January 2019.


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