by Deon TerBlanche | Aug 13, 2019 | People of S.A., Stories
I was photographing a corporate function where kids from a local community where being honoured for the art they’d created. A boy was called up to receive a gold award for the best drawing. As he made his way to the stage, I could see he was being laughed at,...
by Deon TerBlanche | Apr 18, 2019 | People of S.A.
I met Constable Zimu when he pulled me over for a random spot check. We soon became friends. He told me that they were gearing up for a very busy Easter weekend. It’s the busiest our roads get during the whole year, but we are ready for long hours and hard work....
by Deon TerBlanche | Apr 5, 2019 | People of S.A.
I’ve spent the last few years in Port Elizabeth as a car guard but I am retired now and my kids wanted me to be near them so I’ve moved here to Lichtenburg. I am renovating a garage at their house to live in. It’s very expensive and has already cost...
by Deon TerBlanche | Jan 23, 2019 | People of S.A., Photo Blog
At university, it was essential to my classmates to look the part. “Image” was everything to them. None of them ever became artists. Today, many people say I look like an artist. It’s not on purpose. Painting has become a part of me, it rubs off on...
by Deon TerBlanche | Dec 3, 2018 | People of S.A.
I met Alina on a shoot in Bloemfontein. She was a bystander in the crowd that had gathered. She was standing under a purple umbrella kindly offered by a young schoolboy from the area and I couldn’t help but notice her, though she is only 4ft tall. I saw this...
by Deon TerBlanche | Nov 26, 2018 | People of S.A., Photo Blog
Photographs should be provocative and not tell you what you already know. It takes no great powers or magic to reproduce somebody’s face in a photograph. The magic is in seeing people in new ways. Notice the light and the dark on his hands with him in the...
by Deon TerBlanche | Nov 7, 2018 | People of S.A., Photo Blog
“My name is David, like the statue of David,” he says. I used to work on the farms nearby, but the work dried up. I didn’t like farming anyway. Now I live by the river, I fish, eat, sleep, swim, and wash my clothes here. I have all I need, a fishing...
by Deon TerBlanche | Oct 18, 2018 | People of S.A.
depressie soos syne begin dikwels oor liefde weghardloop soos syne begin meestal oor geld in alle weghardloop is daar hoop op ’n nuwe begin ’n ‘redo of sorts’ maar hier in sy sink hok onder ’n trap by ’n ‘down & out’ hawelose huis hier is nie meer hoop nie of...
by Deon TerBlanche | Oct 9, 2018 | People of S.A., Photo Blog
I used to be a police officer during “that” time. Back then, I solved problems with my fists. Today I solve problems by preaching the Word… Bishop Mpinga Pentecostal Protestant Church, Tumalahole, Free State
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