South African photojournalist - Peter Magubane

THIS VIDEO: Peter Magubane , one of South Africa’s early black photojournalists passed away on the 1st day of this year at the age of 91. From the 1950s he photographed the impact of apartheid on the county’s black population and captured a sense of the everyday brutality of this race-fixated society. His photographs have become part of the visual imagery that marks the apartheid era. He was shot 17 times by buckshot and rubber bullets and his house was burnt down. He was a friend to both Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie - and after Mandela’s release from 27 years imprisonment in 1990, Magubane became his official photographer. Magubane’s achievements motivated a generation of black photojournalists, but he was despised by the police and the apartheid regime. He was made to pay for his commitment to his chosen path - receiving beatings and spending 586 days in jail.
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MUSIC: KZbin Audio - The Hardest Part - Jeremy Blake (1)
Bone Dry - Telecasted
VIDEOS CLIPS: Special thanks to Paul Weinberg's On Common Ground - Peter Magubane and David Goldblatt, 21 Icons Peter Magubane Short Film, Peter Magubane on June 16, Peter Magubane on June 16, Mandela taught me how to forgive Peter Magubane, Iconic photographer Peter Magubane re-tells the tale of June16 1976, Dr Peter Magubane, talking about his photographic book, June 16 40th Anniversary Edition, Dr Peter Magubane launched Madiba's photographic exhibition, 1930s South Africa, Johannesburg, Street Scenes, Rare Archive Footage, 1976 Soweto Uprising, Ani-Apartheid Protests In Dublin 1970, Rivonia trial Fragments of Mandela defence speech ARCHIVES, South Africa Apartheid Protest 1960, South Africa What Now (1960)

[@heinzhagenbucher4714]

So touching, sad, and also strong. Thank you very much for commemorating Peter Magubane. RIP Dr. Magubane

[@christopherhamilton3621]

Wonderful tribute, Graeme… Thanks!

[@pamelasmith8652]

Great video. Powerful!!! Magubane was a brave man; RIP. JT

[@dodahlberg]

Heartbreaking photographs. Thank you.

[@garywebb5912]

Thanks Graeme, glad to now know of this great man and his important life's work.

[@channamasala]

Thank you for sharing. Incredibly powerful. His life made a genuine difference. rip.

[@bruceroberts2279]

Thanks for this, a man worth paying tribute to.

[@davidgreen9185]

Well done on creating this- sobering footage- such a courageous hero

[@AlbertRetief]

Thank you for creating and sharing this insightful piece.

[@theusbadenhorst]

Thank you for this story!

[@kimanderson5273]

Thanks, I always look forward to your weekly uploads.

[@mouadzerhouni]

thank you so much, for this great work!

[@johnkelly-pd3vq]

Amazing,what an inspiration, thanks for enlightening us Graeme

[@thomaseriksson6256]

Thank you for the video. A new photographer for me

[@christopherhamilton3621]

And we were oblivious to much of this as privileged whites. Tragic…