Three dudes that portrait a bright Africa. (0)

"There is always two sides of every story. The negative side which is shown everyday on newspapers and TV. And there is the positive side that only appears in our family photo albums. We are portraying South Africa the way we see it "Beautiful".

I See A Different You is a photography project by Justice, Innocent and Vinyo, 3 dudes from South Africa. As the name says, they want to show the world the different side of their continent. With these snapshots, they present Africa in a total unexpected, bright and extraordinary way. A total different piece of cake than the usual Africa-images shown by Western development organizations and other fundraisers.

Justice, Innocent and Vinyo met at their local church in Soweto, SA, 16 years ago. There moms are like friends. Once upon a time, Innocent went to Kenya. He updated the homefront by sending some extreme beautiful footage of this trip. "Since we all have never been in Kenya, we were flabbergasted of how beautiful Kenya was. From that moment we decided to make it our mission to show Africa as we see it." Well, mission fulfilled dudes! These pictures definitely show a different side, the glitters of Africa.

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The freak photographer (0)

The weirdest people of society were her favorites. Diane Arbus was a famous 70'ies photographer from New York. She ever started her artists career as a painter. She could not stand the smell of the paint though, so she quit. 

Arbus loved "freaks". Nudist, trans-sexuals, giants and dwarfs. She shot lots of portraits of those who were seen as ugly. Someone compared Diane's work as giving a grenade to a child; she shot booming pictures! Diane was seen as one of the most important representatives of the society criticism/ social documentary-making photography. 
 

Labels: oldschool, photography

STAR Q&A: Manuel Vilches (0)

He shoots the rough reality of beautiful hearted Africa.

Manuel Vilches Benítez, Born @ 20.02.1960, Hometown: Málaga (SPAIN)

Q: Who/what has been your motivation to “shine”?
A: "Travel the world showed me other realities. Poor and humble people received me with open arms. Hearts were beautiful and beautiful. I decided to do an exhibition to raise money to help people in Africa, hence the birth of my Dubabu Association. Now I give lectures and presentations about Africa and bring humanitarian aid. 
>> He creates glitters for Africa throughout his non profit organisation DUBABU. 

Q:Which particular mess on this planet would you like to get rid of?
A: "The injustice to increase the wealth of the most powerful!"

"Poor and humble people received me with open arms!" 

Q: What is the best place on earth?
A: "One in which human beings can feel free.."

Q: What makes you happy?

A: "The smile of a child."

Q: If you had a megaphone with a world-wide reach, what would be

the message?

A: "Treat all human beings as you would have them treat you.!"

Labels: non profit, photography

STAR Q&A: Athina Kazolea (0)

Impressive images of a far-far-away reality in Ethiopia 

Athina Kazolea, Born @ 25 January 1958, Hometown: Athene, (GR)

Exhibitions:

10/2011 – 03/2012 @ SOME/THINS Gallery, Paris (FR)

01/2012 @ Museum of Photography, The Middle East project.Thessaloniki (GR) 

Q: Who/what has been your motivation to “shine”?
A: "A great self-interest excitement in discovering worldwide cultures and initiating into their particular aspects." 

Q:Which particular mess on this planet would you like to get rid of?
A: "Fanatism. Fear and terror imposed on people based on their dissimilarities with others."

Q: What is the best place on earth?

A: "The one rendering safety and certainty in peaceful social survival."

Q: What makes you happy?My faith, my family and beloved ones. 

A: "Little ordinary simplicities, a sunset' s gaze holding hand with my lover, music, sincere everyday food,making the other happy." "

Q: If you had a megaphone with a world-wide reach, what would be

the message?

A: "Liberté, égalité, sexualité!" 

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