FACES

(JOHANNESBURG · RSA · 2023)

African Portraits Photography Unveiled

A black and white close-up portrait of TRATT_LUCID, an artist and producer, photographed by col_shots in Doornfontein while documenting Johannesburg street life.

Every wrinkle, every grin a chapter of the city written in skin.

A close-up portrait of Uncle Charlie, wearing a sun hat, hood, and blazer on a winter day in Johannesburg. Photographed by col_shots within a street circle of conversation and presence.

A portrait of Shomiluv Damoda, a Tanzanian man selling sweets to University of Johannesburg students and passers-by in Doornfontein. Photographed by col_shots as part of the Faces project.

A street barber cutting a man’s hair outside in Doornfontein, Johannesburg. A hairstyle chart in the background suggests choice, while the haircut itself becomes an act of removal and renewal.

A serious facial portrait of Clay Maq at the beach in George, South Africa, photographed by col_shots during a coastal journey.

In a city where lives intersect like taxi routes, Faces pauses long enough for us to look really look at the strangers we pass. These portraits invite empathy over judgment, curiosity over indifference, reminding us that opportunity is unevenly dealt yet dignity can still reside in every gaze.

A black and white work portrait of V at a gas refill station filling line, photographed by col_shots as part of the Faces project.

CREDITS.

SUBJECTS

Uncle Charlie, Mjomba & friends

LOCATION SCOUT.

Mjomba (“the human map”)

PHOTOGRAPHER.

col_shots

ABOUT.

PRINT SIZE.

A3 & A2 (portrait / landscape) · 16 × 16 in square

EDITION

Limited to 25 + 3 APs per size

AUTHENTICATION.

Signed, numbered, COA

A joyful street portrait of Perkings and Zinhle on End Street, Johannesburg. Zinhle’s laughter brings life, courage, honesty, and movement into the frame.

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A serious street portrait of a shoe repairer working beside the barber setup in Doornfontein, Johannesburg. The hairstyle chart in the background connects the image to the wider barber collection.