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Profitable land : Bhekifa Dube focuses on the relationship man has with land for profitable gain. This photo depicts mining (excavation) activities on the land and how land is mistreated in Johannesburg. -
Reed edge : Jay Caboz: “The line of reeds in the middle ground mark the edge of the patio. Sites like these get me thinking of how man and nature coexist, a constant battle in cities. I am also interested in the memory that this location holds.” -
Urban pastoral : A derelict farm workers’ settlement clothed by early fall and golden morning skies in Walkerville, Gauteng. Captured by photographer Brooklyn Jove Phakati. -
Warm cool : The photograph was captured at Orlando West (Mzimhlope) in the early morning. The photographer, Nathi Khumalo, noticed the balance between warm and cool colours. -
Human land : Phumzile Nkosi: “The object caught my eye because of its simple nature and it somewhat reminded me of me. The texture of the tree had so much comparison to human emotion for me, and somehow showed how human growth and emotion can be related to land.” -
Pomfret : Richard Stupart: “Pomfret, the last town at the end of the line before the Botswana border, is home to the last remnants of South Africa’s 32 Battalion soldiers. Comprising mainly Portuguese-speaking Angolan troops, it was disbanded in the early 1990s." -
Holy land : Simphiwe Bam: “This image was captured in Yeoville on a space known as the mountain or otherwise the ‘Holy land’ of Yeoville. I decided to take this image because it brings about conversation about the relationship land has with religion.”
The Market Photo Workshop are calling on South Africa residents to submit photographs of their notions of land and landscape. Prizes include an Apple MacBook Air, an iPad and R10 000 in Market Photo Workshop bursaries.
Forming part of the ongoing Social Landscape Project, all of the photographs submitted will serve as a collective archive of the ordinary South African’s perception and understanding of our landscape.
People are encouraged to use any tool they have access to, whether it is a professional camera or an ordinary cellphone. The images may be submitted through various means.
“Social Landscape seeks to celebrate a sense of belonging through images gathered using platforms like Facebook and Twitter,” says John Fleetwood, head of the Market Photo Workshop.
Submissions close on 30 October 2012. Selected images will be screened during the public engagement day in November, and will also be part of a traveling exhibition in 2013.
Upload your images to the Social Landscape Facebook page or email to land@marketphotoworkshop.co.za.
