Loyiso Gola

I Received a call from the very busy and extremely successful comedian Loyiso Gola not so long ago and a few days later we where in the studio to shoot his new PR. It was a great shoot and with the help of a couple of props, some custom made suits and one of South Africa's most expressive faces we produced some great shots.

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KWV 3 for Gloo (CT)

As we all know Im really bad at posting my own work online lately. It comes with been completely inundated with things to do. When I first moved into Studio Studio (my new studio in The Maboneng Precinct) I was approached by Gloo Cape Town  to a do a shoot for KWV R3mix a new creative platform they where working on for the brand.

We where briefed to get relevant personalities from Johannesburg excelling in their different disciplines, We then shot them all around the studio which is based in Maboneng / Jeppestown. 

Khaya Sibiya (Punk & Ivy / Stylist) put together an eclectic group of young creatives from Johannesburg. We worked with Choc Seruno (Rapper / Actor), Maitele Wawe (Fashion Designer / Blogger), Bakers Man (Skater / Soweto Skate Society) and Anthony Billa (Photographer / The Experessionist). 

Choc Seruno

Maitele Wawe

Bakers Man

Anthony Billa 

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Rolling Stone SA - Johnny Clegg

Styled by Khaya Sibiya

Grooming by Natasha Carstens 

Original Story in Rolling Stone written by Diane Coetzer 

Link to story in Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/2745-johnny-clegg-the-rolling-stone-interview

A Portrait of William Kentridge

During my shoot for AFAR media last year where I was sent with a group of travellers from the USA to experience Johannesburg I got to spend a little time in the acclaimed artist William Kentridge's studio in Arts on Main in Johannesburg. I had a short introduction with the man himself, but enough time to snap this portrait in his studio. 

CT 2012

Three House DJ's

Kid Fonque

Jullian Gomes

Culoe du Song

A few months ago I shot three of South Africa's top house producers / DJ's. Culoe de Song, Kid Fonque and Jullian Gomes. I also had the pleasure of shooting these images on the beautiful Leica S2. 

Ron Adler, Arizona USA

On this journey I have had the pleasure to meet some pretty amazing and bizarrely interesting people. Often I stack the shots up on my laptop and promise myself that I will post them as soon as I can. Today I got to meet Ron Adler and Theresa at 'All Bikes' just outside of Payson Arizona on the way to Phoenix. Ron has for the past 30 years collected and sold second hand motorcycle's and bikes. He has a yard with thousands of them and I was lucky enough to come across it. I spent hours chatting with him and his mechanic Theresa in their yard about bikes and life.

Thanks Ron for been so accommodating and knowledgable, people like you make this world worth exploring. 

The journey continues with 2 weeks and counting till we reach Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California. 

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Theresa, Ron's right hand mechanic. 

People come from all over to find this place, California, Finland even other South African's supposedly. 

Cuss Monthly - Dirty Paraffin.

I recently got the chance to shoot Dirty Parafin, a successful Johannesburg new wave Kwaito group for online magazine Cuss Monthly. Here is a little sneak peak into what we got up to. There is also a 2 min video which I am editing to go with it.

CT 2011

Kenya Pt 1. Obama Fever

For the past two weeks I have been based out of Nairobi Kenya. I was up shooting a project for COLE ACP who are part of the European Commission. They help farmers to lift the quality of their food and teach them better farming techniques, lifting them to a standard which can be exported. They assist through the whole agriculture industry and have made a fast difference.

While their I spent a ton of time on different farms, from smallholders to Organic. While on a farm called Sunripe I came across one of the pesticide sprayers wearing a pink Obama shirt. Ominous and fashionable. In Kenya they have total Obama fever, so this was one of the few items I got to capture while on the trip. Some went by so fast, I saw a bus with Michelle Obama we love you written on the back and I bought some Kenyan fabric with his portrait printed onto it too. Amazing, he has inspired so many people in Kenya and even if he isn't getting the support in his own country he will always have Kenya.

Eve Rackow. The Frown Teaser image.

Last week I got the pleasure to conceptualise and collaborate with two of my favorite people on a new photo shoot. I collaborated on the Concept and shoot with Murray Turpin, fine artist and film maker who is returning to Amsterdam soon and we shoot Eve Rackow from the new Johannesburg based band, The Frown.

She is a muse.

We are shooting a music video for the band at the end of March and will release all the images plus the music video in April.

CT 2011

Goodbye Fabrica, Blessed be your soul.

So after an exciting year of politics, amazing shoots, traveling and damn right good fun, Im heading home. Back to the green pastures of Johannesburg (Oooh wait that sounds silly, ahhh who cares). Fun times have been had and some of the best friends ever made.

On that note, I thought I'd stick up a image which epitomizes as much emotion as possible. Thanks Paulo for your inspiration in this one.

Long live the Fabricanti!

CT 2010

Lucy from Manhattan

I met Lucy on the corner of 13th and Washington in Manhattan, New York City. She was a real character. Once married to a well known artist who I cannot recall the name of and will will ask when I mail her the print and still lives on the same block where she has been for most of her adult life.

Great to meet you Lucy Berns.

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Francesco Novara, Musical Genius

While at Fabrica, I've got to meet some super interesting people and I have tried to document them. Treviso is a quiet town at night with very little happening in the streets, no crime, no traffic, no chaos.

We decided to go into the streets and have some fun one night and do a little promo shoot for Francesco who is a music producer here at Fabrica.

Remember its the middle of winter here and he is wearing a T and jumping into water, madness!

Ct 2010

The Dark Side of Venice.

Everyone imagines Venice Italy as this perfect postcard, which it is on the island. But when you cross over to the reality, there is a huge industrial sector.

Took this shot while doing some tests for the new Colors magazine. In the background is one of the biggest Aluminum plants in Italy and it is in viewing distance of the Venice we all know.

Ct 2010

'Concentration' camps in Berlin.

While surrounded by some of the most amazing art I have ever seen in Berlin earlier this year I became obsessed by the oppressive and rather obscure moving security guards in a gallery, so I decided to document them. The guards instilled a fearsome and oppressive mood in the space, every time a voice was lifted a piercing stare would be in your direction and if you got a little to close to the art on the walls they would slowly creep towards you as if about to pounce. They made for great subject matter.

Cts 2009

MTN Sama's campaign

I Recently shot the campaign for the MTN Sama's below are the 4 portraits with titles below each one. I have also included 3 of the finished ads.

Let me know what you all think.

Chris

Goldfish

Zebra & Giraffe

Rhythmic Elements

Zama Jobe