Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1980s-1990s (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
recordgrp
Omvang en medium
+/- 800 photographs
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Institutionele geschiedenis
Afrapix was a collective agency of amateur and professional photographers who documented Apartheid South Africa through their photographs in the 1980s. At its height there were 20 members, and up to 60 "stringers" which had an affiliation and would do projects for Afrapix.
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This collection was opened by Julie Frederikse while she began researching her book The Unbreakable Thread: Non-Racialism in South Africa. The photographs she gathered, numbering over 1200, form the bulk of this collection. Captured by photographers from Afrapix and International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF), and other photographers of the time, this collection of 'struggle photography' is a visual document of South Africa's turbulent political past, and include topics such as: African National Congress, Conscription, Education, Elections, Funerals, Labour, Living Conditions, Military and Police, National Party, Protests, Transvaal Indian Congress, Resistance, and Unrest.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
The photographs which are displayed here form part of "The Original SAHA Photograph Collection". Not all of the images have been taken by AFRAPIX photographers and are therefore excluded from this project. However, the numbering and structure of the "The Original SAHA Photograph Collection" has been retained.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
The copyright of the photographs in this collection rests with the respective photographer.
Permission to use these photographs for publication has to be obtained from the photographer / AFRAPIX.
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
The photographs have been digitised from the the collection "AL2547 - The Original SAHA Photograph Collection", held at the South African History Archive (SAHA).
http://www.saha.org.za/collections/south_african_history_archive_photographs_6.htm