Mar82014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

On Women’s Day 2014, I celebrate these mobile photographers in South Africa

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Over the years, this day has grown to mean even more to me. It may have started with encouraging my oldest niece to follow her dreams, to encourage friends to not stand for how they are treated by their husbands/boyfriends or by signing petitions and speaking out for injustices against women in the world. Today, through my work in South Africa with 'heart of a woman', it means so much more. It is my every day. The workshop may have taken place in November 2013, but I continue to work hard for the women in The heART of a Woman Project South Africa. I am constantly in touch with Nwabisa Ndongeni, the participant we have chosen to lead the project under my guidance as I train and mentor her in…
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Feb252014 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Mobile Photography Initiative is Making a Difference in South Africa

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[caption id="attachment_876" align="aligncenter" width="650"] This is an image of a woman in Khayelitsha, one of Cape Town, South Africa's largest townships. This photo was taken by Busisiwe Dalingozi, a mother of 2 who also lives in Khayelitsha. It is Busie's postcard image that is helping to empower and make a difference.[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_981" align="alignleft" width="225"] Busie Dalingozi[/caption] Busisiwe is a participant in The heART of a Woman Project's pilot program in South Africa. From November 15-29, 2013, 9 women participated in an 11 day workshop at eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Centre in Khayelitsha. I taught the ladies photography, mobile technology and social media with used iPhones donated by family, travel blogger friends and mobile photographers from England that I had only ever 'met' on twitter. For 2 days the…
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Dec162013 by Andrea ReesNo Comments

Project South Africa: Days 7 to 12

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After teaching the women about photography, mobile technology and social media in the first 6 days, we moved into production mode. We spent 2 days photographing in Khayelitsha, a Cape Town township where the women live. On the morning of Monday November 25th, the women went out on their own to photograph in the vicinity of the centre. They quickly realized the challenge as many residents were very interested in what they were doing and especially in their devices. We decided to photograph away from the centre after lunch for security reasons. Buli and his friend Roy, drove us and accompanied us to an informal settlement area. Our first stop was at Buli's aunt's house. There were 7 of us photographing the area. They documented township life, I documented them.…
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