Born in Johannesburg in 1980, Ilan Godfrey is a South African photographer who devoted himself to an extensive photographic project on the mine, which is central to understand present-day South Africa and its history. This in-depth work gave birth to a book in 2013, “Legacy of the Mine“, where he especially questioned the entangled and dramatic consequences and impacts this larger economic machine has on the lives of people and communities and on the land. In the course of the interview, Ilan discusses how his approach evolved while working on the ground in close contact with communities and activists and gives insights of his collaborative working process.
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Ilan Godfrey: Legacy of the Mine « The Leica Camera
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Thought-Provoking Photos Expose the Human Cost of South Africa’s Mines – Feature Shoot
Thought-Provoking Photos Expose the Human Cost of South Africa’s Mines – Feature Shoot
For Legacy of the Mine, photographer Ilan Godfrey explores the human cost South Africa’s monolithic mining industry, tracing the threads of exploitation and oppression that run through the country’s lucrative mineral trade.
For Legacy of the Mine, photographer Ilan Godfrey explores the human cost South Africa’s monolithic mining industry, tracing the threads of exploitation and oppression that run through the country’s lucrative mineral trade.
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Ilan Godfrey Living With Crime | Verbal.
Ilan Godfrey’s projects about life in South Africa took my interest recently, partly due to how close to home they were for me.
His ‘Living With Crime‘ project looked at victims of crime in South Africa, who have suffered a horrendous ordeal or lost a loved one due to violent crime.