Peter Magubane’s Photos From Apartheid-Era South Africa

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A Fighter With a Camera in Apartheid-Era South Africa

The South African photographer Peter Magubane documented his country during several tumultuous decades, and some of his work is part of an exhibit at the International Center of Photography in New York.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/a-fighter-with-a-camera-in-apartheid-era-south-africa/

Peter Magubane has always lived by simple words, adopted from a former editor: “If you want a picture, you get that picture, under all circumstances.”