Network Photographers for Fortune
01 December, 2000
Samkelisiwe Mquananaze sits with her son at her mother's home. Samkelisiwe was open about her HIV status in a society still stigmatizing people living with HIV or Aids. She said that by being frank about her condition she could help educate her community and save others. Samkelisiwe died a month after the photograph was taken.
Gideon Mendel
Born in Johannesburg in 1959, he studied psychology and African history at the University of Cape Town. Following his studies he became a freelance photographer, photographing ch...
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