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Photographers

NEWS

Stephanus Meyer

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PORTFOLIO DE AUTOR

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El legado del Apartheid dejo atrs estaherencia: los ghettos de la marginalidadsocial de la gente de color que aprendi avivir, convivir y sobrevivir en las peorescondiciones imaginables.

Hoy poco ha cambiado, dominan las

bandas juveniles, trafican con alcohol,drogas y armas de fuego. El SIDA ganaterreno, la higiene, la sanidad e incluso elagua potable es un lujo que est al alcancede muy pocos.

Sin embargo, a pocos kilmetros de estaszonas la vida en las ciudades sudafricanaslate cmodamente con sus lujosas casas,calles anchas, centros comercialesmodernos, zonas de ocio, hospitales etc...

Los Townships son manchas grandesdonde reina la desigualdad, simplementeestn all y el gobierno poco hace porintentar cambiar esa desafortunadasituacin. Las chabolas crecen a un ritmofrentico, las casas prometidas por elgobierno no tanto.

Retratos de los suburbios Datos del Autor

Britnico de nacionalidad, naci en Zambiaen 1964 cuando an era colonia Britnica,de madre espaola y padre sudafricano. En1969 se traslad a vivir a Sudfrica dondepermaneci hasta los 19 aos de edad. En1983 vino a vivir a Espaa. Comenz con su

aficin a la fotografa a una edad muytemprana, desde entonces ve y vive la vida atravs del objetivo. Es miembro de AFOCO(Asociacin Fotogrfica Cordobesa /Espaa).

Hizo su primera foto a los 16 aos.Autodidacta y obsesionado con la luz, la haintentado plasmar en toda su obra, ya sea

retratos, paisajes o naturaleza. Antestrabajaba casi exclusivamente en blanco ynegro buscando contrastes fuertes y ahoracon el cambio a digital experimenta con elcolor en todas sus facetas, filtrando yvirando, retocando y haciendo montajes.

Entre los premios recibidos destacan: 2005.Finalista en el XVI Concurso Nacional de

Fotografa Ciudad de Crdoba PremioMezquita. 2006. Premio de Honor en el XIICertamen de Fotografa San Rafael.2007. Primer Premio Modalidad Color delVII Premio de Fotografa Artes PlsticasUniversidad de Murcia.

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TownshipsThornhill

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TownshipsThe Karoo

2006

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TownshipsThe Karoo

2006

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TownshipsRed Location

2003

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TownshipsThornhill

2006

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TownshipsThornhill

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TownshipsThe Karoo

2006

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TownshipsThornhill

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TownshipsMissionvale

2005

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsThe Karoo

2006

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsRed Location

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsMotherwell

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsThornhill

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TownshipsMotherwell

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsMotherwell

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TownshipsMotherwell

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsNieu-Bethesda

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TownshipsMissionvale

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TownshipsThe Karoo

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TEXTOS EN

INGLS

The legacy of apartheid left this inheritancebehind , townships, the ghettos of the socialmarginalization of the non-white people thatlearnt to live, coexist and survive in the worstimaginable conditions.

Today little has changed, juvenile gangsdominate, and they traffic with alcohol,

drugs and firearms. AIDS spreads fasterand faster, hygiene, sanitation, evendrinkable water is a luxury that very fewhave the option of opting for.

However, only a few kilometres from theseareas life in the South African cities beatscomfortably away, with its large houses,wide streets, modern shopping centers,

leisure areas , hospitals, etc....

The townships are big stains whereinequality reigns , they are simply there andthe government does very little to changethis unfortunate situation. The shacks growat a frantic rate , the housing promised bythe government not so.

Township Portraits Data of the Author

Born British in Zambia to a Spanishmother and a South African father in 1964when it was still a British colony. In 1969he moved to South Africa where he stayeduntil the age of 19. In 1983 he came to livein Spain. He started out in photography ata very early age, since then he sees and

lives life through the lens of his camera.He is a member of AFOCO (PhotographicAssociation of Crdoba / Spain)

He took his first pictures when he was 16,self-taught and obsessed with light he hastried to capture it in all his photos, be itportraits, landscapes or nature shots. Inthe past he worked exclusively in black

and white searching for strong contrastsbut now with the change to digital heexperiments with colour in all its aspects,f i l tering, retouching and makingphotomontages.

Among the awards he has won thesestand out: 2005. Finalist in the XVINational Photographic Contest Premio

Mezquita Crdoba. 2006. HonoraryAward in the XII Photographic ContestSan Rafael. 2007. First Prize in thecategory of colour of the VII PhotographicAward Artes Plasticas University ofMurcia

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Dirige

Produce

Traducciones

Colabora

Jos F. Glvez

AFOCO

Stephanus Meyer

Ayuntamiento

de Crdoba

Stephanus Meyer

2Special supplement of the virtual magazine

dedicated to the bestportfolios of the photographers linked toAFOCO and to the International Biennial ofPhotography of Cordoba (Spain)

News of Cordoba

Suplemento especial de la revista virtualdedicado a los mejores portfolios

de fotgrafos vinculados a AFOCO y a laBienal Internacional de Fotografa de Crdoba(Espaa)

Newsde Crdoba

Noviembre 2007