Sep
I received notice that my long term project and collaboration with TASSC International (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition) of portraits of “Survivors of Torture” was awarded with an Honorable Mention in the 2019 International Photography Awards.
The series is currently featured on the IPA winners page at http://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-166473-19
The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, amateur, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.
The International Photography Awards is set up to recognise the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, to discover new and emerging talent, and to promote the appreciation of photography.
To read more about TASSC go to : https://www.tassc.org/
Sep
My photography recently featured in an article about the Art of Nando’s, published in the Financial Times.
The South African-owned chain has shown a long-running and deep-seated support for art and artists. Nando’s has the world’s largest collection of contemporary art from South Africa. Many of the twenty two thousand pieces of art hang in the group’s 1300 restaurants around the world. The collection has been managed since 2002 by the Spier Arts Trust.
There is a training programme to encourage creativity in up and coming artists whereby if approved the artists earn the right to work on small blank bocks and gradually work up to larger pieces. Some of these artists have gone on to be internationally renowned, including Kinshasa-born Patrick Bongoy.
Nando’s art is another element that makes the brand distinctly individual. It is part of the architects brief and consideration to feature art throughout the restaurants. To read the full article - Financial Times
