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"RISING UP Together"

An exhibition of photos from the 1980s taken by Gille de Vlieg during the Resistance campaigns. de Vlieg was a member of the Black Sash movement who became a photographer during that time and in 1984 was invited by Paul Weinberg to join Afrapix. Read more...

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2009 Sony Profoto Awards receive support from 25 internationally recognised photographic experts

(Monday, 8 March 2010 – Johannesburg) – Nineteen of South Africa’s finest professional photographers, as well as 6 international photographic experts, formed part of the Sony Profoto Awards judging panel.  This prestigious group of influential and talented professionals recently judged over 6,000 images, ranging from wildlife to beauty, fashion and advertising. 
Merwelene van der Merwe, renowned for her fashion and beauty photography, well-known wildlife photographer Dave Hamman, seasoned advertising and TV commercial photographic guru Gavin Furlonger, and international award-winning stills photography expert and commercial director Michael Doran, were part of this formidable team who systematically worked through the images, which were entered digitally.

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Ready for the 2009 Sony Profoto Awards?

Profoto LogoEntries for the 2009 SONY PROFOTO AWARDS, presented by the Professional Photographers of Southern Africa (PPSA) and sponsored by Sony Alpha, officially open on 9 October 2009.

The 2009 SONY PROFOTO AWARDS will be a showcase of the best images of Southern Africa’s renowned and undiscovered professional photographers and photography students. Both professional photographers practising in Southern Africa and photography students can enter images until 31 January 2010. The Southern African region includes South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. For the 2009 awards, the student competition has been expanded to include both full time students from accredited photographic institutions as well as part time photographic students.

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2010 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme

Progress report elements (based on FP4 experience) Registration is now open for the year-long Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme (PDP). Formulated with the support of Getty Images and the Open Society Foundation, the course is aimed at producing informed and curious African photojournalists and documentary photographers who also have high levels of technical competence.

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of photography is desirable for those wishing to enrol in the PDP, which combines theory and practice.

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Polaroid Instant Cameras And Integral Film On The Comeback

Earlier today in Hong Kong, The Summit Global Group, which was granted a license to produce certain Polaroid-branded products this past June, announced its plan to reintroduce certain iconic Polaroid instant cameras to the market in 2010. As part of their reissue of instant film cameras, The Summit Global Group have partnered with The Impossible Project, which plans to release black and white integral film under a new brand at the beginning of 2010, with color film to follow later in the year.

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Apartheid-era scenes the new South Africa would rather forget

"The 'Bang-Bang Club' were photographers who risked their lives recording the violence of the townships. But a new film about them has left some of them worried" by David Smith for the guardian.co.uk.

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Editing on the road helps focus long photo stories

"Sean Gallagher, a photojournalist living and working in China, won a travel grant from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting in February for his work on the country’s desertification. From a whirlwind trip to complete his coverage, Sean created several posts, slideshows, and the multimedia piece below. Sean explains how important it was to edit as he traveled to check in with his themes and cut down on post-production time. Don’t miss his earlier posts about finding and planning in-depth stories."  Source: liveBooks  Read full article also see http://www.gallagher-photo.com/

Canon SA introduces the EOS 7D

Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 September 2009 - Canon today unveils the EOS 7D digital SLR camera - a completely new design to meet the specific demands of photographers. Incorporating a new 18MP APS-C CMOS Sensor, developed by Canon, the EOS 7D also features: Dual "DIGIC 4" processors to offer fast, high-quality performance in all light conditions, an ISO range expandable to 12,800 and continuous shooting at 8 frames per second - without the need for additional accessories. Impressive technologies are matched by excellent build-quality designed with the photographer in mind - to create a whole new photographic experience.  

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