I love that when I leave my house with my camera, I may come back with something completely new !
Cape Town: Heart Of The Gutter
The heart of Cape
Town is a tarnished paradise, offering its city folk the apex of culture,
wisdom and the aesthetic and tragedy that come with structural decay. Armed
with only a camera and inquisitive minds, we set out for a short period to
catch a slight glimpse of the city, a place showcasing the coming together of a
people still drowning in one of the world’s greatest class struggles.
Amidst a brewing storm and the force of dusty winds, the Cape still managed to
teem with life. Encounters with diverse cultures, ranging from an African
couple celebrating their heritage through their apparel, alienated youth in a
Gothic clothing store, a stall merchant passionately sharing knowledge of his
hometown in Northern Africa, a strange tattoo artist to an enthusiastic monk
whose drum and charismatic persona soothed the reality of the poverty the
town’s overarching skyscrapers did so well to hide.
Cape Town is a city
of many faces; being able to distinguish between the beauty and extremities that
has been merged into this commune is a lovely challenge to any artist. Overall,
Cape Town and its neighboring suburbs lay a fantastic foundation for all
creative seeds to be spawned within the hearts of today’s artistic youth.
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