When did you fall in love with photography?
I’ve always loved taking pictures with my phone, but I fell deeply in love with photography when I started running my blog back in 2016 when I was studying at the University of Johannesburg. That’s when I knew I wanted to be in the creative industry. I then started connecting myself with the right people and taking it a lot more seriously. That was the best decision I ever made.
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What have been your career highlights so far?
The Afropunk group exhibition was the very first time I ever saw my work printed and put up on a wall to be publicly displayed. I recently joined the talent agency Lampost as a photographer’s assistant. Working there has always been one of my goals, and to see myself achieving it means the world to me.
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How would you describe your style?
I’ve always considered myself as a conceptual and emotional photographer. Most of my shoots have to do with social issues that are close to my heart. There’s a lot of planning that goes into all of them.
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Who is your
dream subject
to shoot?
Nomzamo Mbatha, Solange Knowles and Oroma Elewa. These women inspire my craft and, most of all, they portray the kind of woman I want to become.
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Are there enough
local female
photographers
of colour?
Absolutely not! The industry is still saturated with males.
What does
‘Powered By
Women’ mean
to you?
Re fihlile. We have arrived, and we’re taking all that’s rightfully ours.
This is an excerpt taken from GLAMOUR's November 2018 issue.
