THURS2SAT

THURSDAY

I should apologize for the dodgy quality of some of these pics, although by now if you’re still hanging around these parts technical brilliance is obviously not what you’re after. It’s not that I totally don’t give a shit, I too wish I could take pics as beautifully crisp and composed as Anthony Bila (btw you MUST check out his blog, he is totes my favourite local fashion blogger at the moment, his pictures have such a beautiful technical brilliance, and he obviously knows his way around a camera). Sometimes I wish I enjoyed photoshop, so I could atleast fix some mistakes but fuck it’s such a chore, and I hate chores. Anyway, imma stop bashing myself now, people who fish for pity are cunts. And if there’s one lesson I took from the above event  it is not to be a victim, forever self-pitying . The event Exhibition  B was organized by my Max Mogale and curated by Yang Zhao, featuring work by Paul Ward, Urban Mosadi, Kai Kevlar, Azeulah, Nicci Bruce, Anelisa Mangcu, Alix-Rose Cowie, Danielle Clough and Max Mogale. Bar one, these are all peeps I know and call friends, some close some less so, and they’re all already pushing their individual  commercial hustles, but like a lot of us, they enjoy the opportunity to do more work that is not governed by market forces.  Which is why I find this type of event so inspiring, because a community of people that hang out, drink party together pooled their resources and created an awesome evening for the rest of us to enjoy and be exposed to the artistic work that they create outside of their commercial endeavors ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….started writing this on Tues night, thought I might finish it tonight but it’s 5 in the morn and 5hrs since I turned 34, a so you can imagine what state I’m in. Enjoy the pics. probably enuff oprah vibes for now anyway

 FRIDAY /// TYPICAL CAPE TOWN SUNSET VIBES

SATURDAY EMGIDINI EGUGULETHU

and for those of you that don't know what umgidi is, it's a celebration/gathering/party to welcome back a young Xhosa man from the bush.

KHANYI MBAU, EDITH VENTER & SHASHI NAIDOO FOR FUNDUDZI

When I was up in Joburg a few weeks ago for the Elle Rising Star Design Awards, I met up with Fundudzi designer and creative director Craig Jacobs, who invited me to shoot images for his new protest campaign along with two other bloggers, Thithi Nteta and Jerri Mokgofe. The campaign and the clothes are inspired by all the protest action that has been taking place all over the world, from Arab spring to the Occupy movement and of course the local protest. Three magnetic personalities were invited to be in front of the lens, Khanyi Mbau, Edith Venter and Shashi Naidoo. And skattie you must know how much I love a flawed character, so i was like i'm in as long as i get to shoot Khanyi. Never mind what some think of her and fuck what Lin Sampson says, me i love the woman so it was super cool to shoot her for this campaign. Oh  and I was also quite excited to find out that the logos on the tees are the work of my good friend Unathi Mkonto. Check the final images up above, and below are some extra images that i shot of Khanyi.