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born 1980 South Africa

Sabelo Mlangeni is a South African photographer living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa. His photography is focused on depictions of communities.

South Africa
Photographers

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I don’t want to be boxed or known for one style of work.

Each work requires a different approach, you have to talk to people.

An observer seeks to understand or to achieve an understanding.

You are able to capture moments that you wouldn’t have easily seen if you were an in-and-out. The people you are photographing are not suspicious of you, because you’ve become a part of the community.

There were times when I felt like things weren’t moving the way they should be, but as an artist you are constantly shifting.

I don’t walk into a community having a certain idea. I go deep into it.

Photography [is] a continued search.”

Someone once said, ‘no other place produces as many photographers as Johannesburg. There used to be only a few places for young people to show work, we are seeing more collectives filling in the gaps and providing spaces for photographers to exhibit.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sabelo Mlangeni (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.