Inventory to the Afrapix photographs held in the "Werkgroep Kairos Photo Collection", at the International Institute of Social History (IISG), Amsterdam, one of the largest archives of labour and social history in the world.

All our Children: Photo Exhibition

The exhibition was a joint project between Afrapix and Vumani. The images are of children of all races and from different socio-economic backgrounds. They depict living conditions in rural and urban environments in the 1980s, and some depict social upheaval.

The contributing photophers were: Gill de Vlieg, Paul Grendon, Steve Hilton-Barber, Chris Ledochowski, Pax Magwaza, Roger Meintjies, Santu Mofokeng, Eric Miller, Cedric Nunn, Guy Tillim, Paul Weinberg and Anna Zieminski. The pictures were printed by Graham Goddard and compiled by Chris Ledochowski.

This section will contain various publication formats for which Afrapix photographs were used. The cover image depicts the fold-out brochure produced by Afrapix, Co-ordinator Diane Stuart.

This book, presented by the 'Staffrider' magazine, contains photographs contributed by Paul Alberts, Joe Alfers, Omar Badsha, Tessa Colvin, Ivan Gieson, David Goldblatt, Lesley Lawson, Peter McKenzie, Mxolisi Moyo, Judas Ngwenya, Shepard Nompunza, Biddy Partridge, Jeeva Rajgopaul, Karl Sansom, Wendy Schwegmann, Peter Setuke, Paul Weinberg, John Wolverstone, Morris Zwi.

The exhibition and subsequent book publication, was curated and produced by Omar Badsha, as a product of the photographic project for the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa in 1983. The exhibition was comprised of the work of 28 South African Photographers.

"On 24th April 1984 over 300 hundred academics, artists and photographers attended a conference at UCT where 300 research papers were presented and the exhibition titled South Africa The Cordoned Heart made up of over 36 photographic essays comprising of 386 images were exhibited in the foyer of UCT's Leslie Building. The exhibition was part of a mini cultural festival of film, music and performances. (Francis essay)"

South Africa: The Cordoned Heart: A short history of the photography project of the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa (Source: Omar Badsha website https://www.omarbadsha.co.za)

Containing two articles:
"Afrapix - going beyond the image", by Paul Weinberg
"Inanda", by Omar Badsha

Taking Sides: Conflict in South Africa 1984-1986: An Afrapix exhibition

The exhibition was compiled with photographs from the Afrapix collective, with the assistance of Oxfam, Canada. They depict images of conflict, funerals, youth, labour and culture vs Apartheid South Africa.

The photographs were used for an Afrapix exhibition entitled "Domestic Workers", with photographs by Giselle Wulfsohn, Paul Weinberg, Santu Mofokeng, Dave Hartman and Guy Tillim.

They are images of domestic workers at work, during their time off, in their own homes, and attending Centres where they learned sewing and other skills. Also included are photos of meetings of the South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU), which was formed in November 1986, combining five domestic workers unions to one strong national trade union.