Noir

What comes to mind when you hear the word "black"? Do the words bold, confident, mysterious and beautiful have resonance? For me, it means this and so much more. I hoped to invoke those feelings through the images I took of my beautiful friend Duduza, who in my opinion represents what it truly is to be black. 

Photography and Styling : Palesa Kgasane

model: Duduza Mchunu

Her(itage)

The last few months have ushered in a wave of change in my life, hence the absence. I decided that this post should be dedicated to creativity without thinking therefore it is neither a look post nor is it a conceptual post but rather a celebration of expression and going beyond the conventional limits. I wanted to portray myself without being contrived but also use different things which belong to me as symbolic references of who I am. Whether it be my braids, my favourite jacket or my bag: these things for part of my external identity.
As one can(hopefully) tell I am very proud of my African heritage and strive to embrace it more with my upcoming work.  This post may seem weird or not make sense but I hope that one of these pictures captures your eye. Self exploration means challenging yourself and sometimes going against the grain, maybe this is the start of something good.

Black and white x VSCO

I not so recently discovered the wonderful app that is VSCO cam for android phones and I am admittedly not very techno savvy but I love how pictures can be transformed with this app. I have my own camera and on some days I like to take pictures when I am feeling a littls insoired. My favourite kinds of pictures are black and white ones, I love the retro feel. Here are some of the pictures that can be found on my instagram feed.
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all photos are taken by except for this last one of me taken by Fikile Kgasane.