Anthony Bila, photographer from South-Africa
From the Township Diaries Series.
Bila in quotes:
“In contrast to what is mainly shown about our continent [and its people], we are youthful, creative, intelligent and talented and have a lot to offer to offer the world. I want to capture those beautiful and hopeful aspects, even though South Africa is a complex country to work in. We are anything but lost and can tell our own story in our own way.” By showing the “young, liberated SA of the future”, as he puts it, Bila wants to bring Africa to the world and the world to Africa. “There is something uniquely South African to my images that I cordially invite people to experience for themselves.”
“That’s why I take it to the streets in South Africa to show my country on a day-to-day basis. I want to step off the one-dimensional view that is being fed to us by international mass media. Africa is anything but lost; instead it’s a place full of possibilities and beauty. We Africans can tell our own story in our own way.”
From the Tailored Gang Series.
From Townshp Diaries Series.
Copyright photos Anthony Bila