Global Assignments agency Johannesburg, SA. Featured Photographer Ilan Godfrey
Ilan Godfrey, is a South African Photographer, Artist, Activist, Writer, Educator, Husband, and Proud father currently residing in Johannesburg; South Africa.
His work explores the diverse social, political, economic, and environmental currents that shape contemporary South Africa, giving viewers a broader, and at the same time, more deeply personal understanding of the country they live in but seldom truly gets to grips with. His photographic practice includes extensive research and focuses on issues that expose South Africa’s constantly shifting landscape, documenting the country with an in-depth and intimate conscience. By conveying through long-term, multi-layered projects a process of investigative narration with photography, he reveals varied aspects of societal change across the country.
He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Photography from the University of Westminster in London, England and was awarded the David Faddy Scholarship to continue his studies, receiving an MA degree in Photojournalism.
In this visual narrative of untold stories, award-winning photographer Ilan Godfrey explores the consequences of mining on South Africa’s land and people. His images bring to life the forgotten communities that the mining industry has left behind, and his subjects thus become symbols of the struggle for environmental and social justice throughout the country. Ilan Godfrey delves deeper into the effects of the mine on local communities.
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