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.
For more visit: palesakagasane x

all photos are taken by except for this last one of me taken by Fikile Kgasane.

Grahamstown National Arts Festival 2014: Faces

I have been so busy trying to piece my life together and grow that I have neglected my blogging so I thought it would be nice that I share a few snaps that I took this past week. These are some of the interesting and stylish looking people that attended the festival which boasted in music, art, performance and theatre as well as a range of clothing stalls and delicious food markets. Besides that, I have some interesting projects lined up in the next couple of months so keep your eyes on the blog.
Until next time,

x
Palesa

Styling

One of my loves is fashion, if you haven't already figured that out and on my quest to find my strengths I have helped some friends along the way when it came to styling. Since I am writing exams and haven't had any time to do any lookbook features I decided to post a few pictures of a photoshoot I did for "Clothe Her By Charlie Rose" a second hand clothing en devour. I love the new rise in fashion that is dark and edgy for the past year or so and I can definitely say that street style has always been my favourite, mixed with a little old school sass this shoot was a memorable one.
Photo credit: Neo Baepi and Sitha Kentane.

Mambu Bayoh

I honestly don't know how this talented individual does it. Love all his work, love the rawness, love the emotion and I love the attention to detail. The world is not ready for this man and I think that he is yet to do even greater things with his eye for photography. These are only a few of my favourite images, there are more at : staysuckafree.tumblr.com. I hope to one day inspire such creativity or maybe even capture moments as beautifully as he does.

xx