Lindokuhle Sobekwa
Born1995 (age 28–29)
NationalitySouth African
Known forPhogography

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

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]

Publications

Awards

Group exhibitions

References

  1. ^ a b c Subotzky, Lindokuhle Sobekwa and Mikhael (20 July 2015). "Photos of Poverty and Addiction in South Africa". Vice. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Announcing the 2018 Photography and Social Justice Fellows". Magnum Foundation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Announcing the 2018 Magnum Foundation Fund Grantees". Magnum Foundation. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "8 Photographers Win Magnum Foundation Fund Grant". Photo District News. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Blog". No Man's Art Gallery. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Exhibitions". Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  14. ^ "F-Stop Magazine". F-Stop Magazine. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Free from my Happiness". Domus. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Free From My Happiness Of Soul and Joy". Rubis Mécénat. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. ^ Torchia, Christopher (3 June 2017). "A top African art gallery struggles to keep its footing". Associated Press. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Curator's Note – Lih-Lan Wong, curator of NMAG's Tehran pop-up". No Man's Art Gallery. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Exhibitions". No Man's Art Gallery. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  20. ^ "No Man's Art Gallery to open in Iran to foster cultural cross-fertilization". Mehr News Agency. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  21. ^ "7 Reasons You Should Visit the Turbine Art Fair". www.art.co.za. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

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