Peter Magubane | |
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Born | Peter Sexford Magubane 18 January 1932 Vrededorp, South Africa |
Died | 1 January 2024 South Africa | (aged 91)
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, Anti-apartheid activist |
Peter Sexford Magubane OMSS (18 January 1932 – 1 January 2024) was a South African photographer. He was also an anti-apartheid activist. He was also the personal photographer of President Nelson Mandela.
In 1985, Magubane spent time in hospital recovering from buckshot wounds received when he was caught in police crossfire at a funeral near Johannesburg.[1]
Magubane died on 1 January 2024, 17 days before his 92nd birthday.[2]