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LESEDI MOTHOAGAE

‘I studied digital media design and I’m passionate about visual communication. In 2016, I received the award for best visual techniques in my final year of Multimedia Technology Design at the University of Johannesburg. But it’s something I left behind as soon as I found photography. I’m deeply interested in street style photography and studio photography (any genre). I love creating with light.’

LESEDI ‘S WORK

‘With my street style photography, I feel in control, so I can paint any picture I want. But I always try to capture the human spirit. Everyone’s face has a story to tell. It can be deceiving, truthful, heroic, joyful, ugly or beautiful. But these are just the surface labels we give to images of people.’

PHOTOGRAPHER: LESEDI MOTHOAGAE @LAMPOST

THEODORE AFRIKA

Theodore Afrika is a photographer who doesn’t like to be hemmed in by labels. When you hear his name, think of him as a brand; a creative who has a passion for art, music and dance, and who pours passion into his work. As a photographer in Cape Town, South Africa, he’s had to develop tunnel vision when it comes to his work. In a place that can be blinkered and racist, he has chosen to blur out the negatives and adjust his focus to the positives.

Theodore combines his love for portraiture photography with his love of self-expression. His approach to the craft is emotive and captivating. After working in the field for some time, he decided that freelancing was the way to go and not long after, he was signed up as a photographer at Hero Creative Management. His advice to aspiring photographers? ‘Don’t allow the distractions of the industry to draw you away from your passion and never limit yourself. It’s easy for someone to colour in a drawing, but not everyone can stay between the lines – and they shouldn’t either.’