David Goldblatt’s legacy will continue to live on through his powerful black and white images made in South Africa, documenting the country’s tumultuous inner workings across racial and cultural boundaries.
Goldblatt’s career spanned an impressive 70 years, dedicated to telling the stories of South Africans through his lens. Today we mourn the loss of one of the countries greats, reported first by Mail & Guardian.
To a large extent, a documentary photographer’s life is moulded in the public domain, directed by social injustices, inspired to create awareness. This was the life of David Goldblatt, who began photographing in 1948, documenting a fractured and segregated Apartheid state.
David Goldblatt, moulded by circumstance
Born in Randfontein to parents who were Lithuanian refugees, it seems Goldblatt’s life was destined to revolve around ideas of belonging and the social constructs which marginalise communities. Through his kee