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Marc Shoul (Part Three): Close-ups and portraits gathered across cities, countries and cultures

"It’s difficult to conjure up more starkly opposite characters than those of Hugh Masekela and Eugène Terre’Blanche. And yet, during Marc Shoul’s photography career, these are exactly the contradicting characters he explored. In a loose collection of images he has taken over the span of his career, titled Portraits, photographs of the two men are displayed side by side."
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Biker, Kabega, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1999“In Portraits, Terre’Blanche seems to be pensively staring into the camera; Masekela is laughing, exuberant, the image filled with life. The photograph of the South African musician was taken in photographer Marc Shoul’s own flat; he remembers that moment as ‘magical', adding, 'I played a bit of guitar with him. It was just… Incredible. That night will remain one of the most memorable times.' But there are many more characters, famous and less famous, who posed in front of his lens, and Portraits is a collection of images he has gathered across cities, countries and cultures,” says Karel van der Vyver, who interviewed the photographer about his work. All images by Marc Shoul.  [caption id="attachment_785058" align="aligncenter" width="1983"] Mzingwane, Zimbabwe. 2004[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785069" align="aligncenter" width="1972"] Ballroom Dancers, Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785060" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Simon, Swenka, Malvern, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785070" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Sabelo, Swenka, Malvern, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006[/caption] [caption id="attachment_796913" align="aligncenter" width="1486"] Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa, 2002[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785071" align="aligncenter" width="1997"] Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2007[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785072" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Matembo Island, Mozambique, 2006[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785074" align="aligncenter" width="1333"] Dorothy Masuka, Soweto, South Africa, 2010[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785077" align="aligncenter" width="1333"] Hugh Masekela, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2010[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785078" align="aligncenter" width="1333"] Eugene Terre’Blanche, Ventersdorp Town Hall, South Africa, 2009[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785080" align="aligncenter" width="1333"] Graduate, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785081" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Steven Labalat, Ngurunit, Kenya, 2006[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785083" align="aligncenter" width="1496"] Denzil Central, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2007[/caption] [caption id="attachment_785088" align="aligncenter" width="1991"] Biker, Kabega, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1999[/caption] Thank you to Marc Shoul for sharing his images with us. DM/ ML

“In Portraits, Terre’Blanche seems to be pensively staring into the camera; Masekela is laughing, exuberant, the image filled with life. The photograph of the South African musician was taken in photographer Marc Shoul’s own flat; he remembers that moment as ‘magical', adding, 'I played a bit of guitar with him. It was just… Incredible. That night will remain one of the most memorable times.' But there are many more characters, famous and less famous, who posed in front of his lens, and Portraits is a collection of images he has gathered across cities, countries and cultures,” says Karel van der Vyver, who interviewed the photographer about his work.

All images by Marc Shoul. 

Mzingwane, Zimbabwe. 2004



Ballroom Dancers, Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa, 2004



Simon, Swenka, Malvern, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006



Sabelo, Swenka, Malvern, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006



Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa, 2002



Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2007



Matembo Island, Mozambique, 2006



Dorothy Masuka, Soweto, South Africa, 2010



Hugh Masekela, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2010



Eugene Terre’Blanche, Ventersdorp Town Hall, South Africa, 2009



Graduate, Nairobi, Kenya, 2011



Steven Labalat, Ngurunit, Kenya, 2006



Denzil Central, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2007



Biker, Kabega, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1999



Thank you to Marc Shoul for sharing his images with us. DM/ ML

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