Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1983) Winner
Peter Magubane
ピーター・マグバネ
Pītā Magubane
Aliases:
Peter Sexford Magubane
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1932-01-18 （Vrededorp (now Pageview), Johannesburg, South Africa）
- Died
- 2024-01-01 （South Africa） age 91
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vrededorp, Johannesburg → Sophiatown, Johannesburg
Career
- Occupations
- Photographer, Anti-apartheid activist
- Active Years
- 1954-2024
- Affiliations
- Drum magazine, Rand Daily Mail
- Influenced By
- Jürgen Schadeberg
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Best Press Pictures of the Year | — | — | — | won |
| 1985 | Robert Capa Gold Medal | — | — | — | won |
| 1986 | Dr. Erich Salomon Award | — | — | — | won |
| 1983 | Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award | Black Child | — | — | won |
| 1999 | Order for Meritorious Service Class II | — | — | — | won |
| 2010 | Cornell Capa Infinity Award | — | — | International Center of Photography | won |
Best Press Pictures of the Year
1958
Result:
won
Robert Capa Gold Medal
1985
Result:
won
Dr. Erich Salomon Award
1986
Result:
won
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
1983
Work:
Black Child
Result:
won
Order for Meritorious Service Class II
1999
Result:
won
Cornell Capa Infinity Award
2010
Organization:
International Center of Photography
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black Child
1982 Photo bookA photo book highlighting the impact of apartheid on black children in South Africa.
ApartheidStruggles of black children
Soweto
1978 Photo bookDocuments life in Soweto and the 1976 uprising.
Soweto uprisingResistance to apartheid
Vanishing Cultures of South Africa
1998 Photo bookDocuments surviving tribal ways in post-apartheid South Africa in color.
Tribal culturesAfrican heritage
Bibliography
- Black As I Am
- Magubane's South Africa
- Soweto
- Soweto Speaks
- Black Child
- 16 June: The Fruit of Fear
- Soweto: The Fruit of Fear
- Soweto: Portrait of a City
- Women of South Africa: their fight for freedom
- Nelson Mandela, Man of Destiny: a pictorial biography
- Vanishing Cultures of South Africa
- African Renaissance
- Homesteads
- Dress and Adornment
- Ceremonies
- Soweto
- Arts and Crafts
- The BaNtwane: Africa's Undiscovered People
- AmaNdebele
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Documentary photographyStealth photography techniquesPhotos with captions
- Recurring Motifs
- Apartheid oppressionDaily life of black South AfricansTribal traditions
Health
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Beaten, broken nose1976年Arrested and injured but continued photography
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Buckshot wounds1985年Hospital recovery
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Cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Legendary South African photographer who bravely documented apartheid oppression, served as Nelson Mandela's personal photographer, and received numerous honors.
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in documentary 'Dying to Tell the Story'
- BBC Millennium Diaries 'Peter Magubane Photographer'
Quotes
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We were not allowed to carry a camera in the open if the police were involved, so I often had to hide my camera to get the pictures I wanted.
Source: Profile interview (2003)
Trivia
- Began photography with a Kodak Brownie box camera gifted by his father as a schoolboy.
- First black South African to win a national photographic prize in 1958.
- Served as Nelson Mandela's personal photographer from 1990 to 1994.
- Married three times: first two ended in divorce, third wife died of cancer in 2002.