Peter Magubane

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Peter Sexford Magubane (born January 18, 1932 in Johannesburg ) is a South African photojournalist . He became known for his photos, which show important moments in South African history.

Life

Peter Sexford Magubane was born in the Johannesburg district of Vrededorp and grew up in the Sophiatown district . In 1955 he was hired as a chauffeur and messenger by Drum magazine , which was mainly read by the black majority of the population. The editor Jürgen Schadeberg soon trained him as a photographer. His black and white photos portray numerous well-known black South Africans and historical events, such as the march of 20,000 women on the Union Buildings . In addition, he depicted life in the townships in his photos . Occasionally he had to hide the camera from the authorities, for example in a hollowed out Bible, in order to be able to work despite the ban. In 1958 he was the first black South African to receive the award for “Best Press Photo of the Year”.

Magubane photographed the Sharpeville massacre in 1960 . In 1961 he had his first solo exhibition, also as the first black man in South Africa. He stayed with Drum until 1965 .

Photograph of a photograph by Peter Magubane

In 1966 he started working for the Rand Daily Mail . In 1969 he was arrested; he was not released until September 1970. However, he was banned for five years and was unable to work as a photographer. He was arrested again in 1971 and spent more than half a year in prison. In 1976 he was a photo reporter for the Rand Daily Mail during the Soweto uprising . After he was arrested again, he was beaten and broke his nose. However, his images of the unrest brought him international recognition. He then worked for Time magazine, the United Nations and Sports Illustrated , for which he made a photo report about the runner Zola Budd .

From the late 1990s, Magubane portrayed endangered traditional customs in color photos. Five volumes in the African Heritage Series have been published with texts by Sandra Klopper. In 2005, Magubane was injured by shotgun gunshots during a funeral and had to be hospitalized.

Awards

Works

Books as a photographer

Movies and videos

  • 1998: Dying to Tell the Story. Documentary in which Magubane appears as himself

Web links

Commons : Peter Magubane  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography at africansuccess.org (English), accessed on February 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jürgen Schadeberg , Klaus Humann (Ed.): DRUM - The fifties - Images from South Africa . Rogner & Bernhard bei Zweiausendeins, Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-8077-0248-2 , p. 16.
  3. ↑ a b Dr Peter Magubane. southafrica.co.za, accessed February 22, 2019
  4. ↑ a b Magubane in South Africa's Who is Who ( Memento from February 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  5. ↑ Report at chikaokeke-agulu.blogspot.de (English), accessed on August 1, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Magubane, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Magubane, Peter Sexford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African photojournalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg