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BIOGRAPHY
Gcina Sawuka is a photographic artist who specializes in images of the living world.Born in South Africa in 1989,He first used the camera to document life in Soweto.He moved to Mofolo North and co-founded one of Soweto’s leading photographic and marketing special effects companies.With the use of pioneering digital techniques.

In the early 20's he began photographing events, and within a short time he had swapped his established city career for the precarious life in Soweto.Gcina Sawuka’s concern for the environment is strongly evident in his images.He strives to capture the human's spirit,and blur the lines separating different species.His photographs of people reveal a compassionate understanding of his subjects,evident in his photos Living Soweto and Trading Places: 

He has won Local awards for his work,including,The Golden Eye of Soweto, and The Musiq Express Radio Hour Awards.He has had a number of exhibitions, both current and in the planning stage,including large outdoor exhibitions in city centres.The free outdoor exhibitions,promoting environmental issues,are major events staged in conjunction with city authorities,and attract visitor numbers in the millions.

Gcina Sawuka frequently reinvents his creative approach to his work. In the 2000's he pioneered the process of morphing images into each other, long before such techniques became popular on the computer.His work in South Africa Soweto, poignant and edgy,reveals the alienation of a country on the cusp of change; placing Sawuka among the select few photographers who caught the mood of the time.

His venture into photography was a continuation of his exploration of different genres of photography,and it struck a chord with the general public.His goal was to use images to communicate with the masses,and take photography exhibitions outside galleries.This was done in spectacular fashion with the publication of Untamed in ten languages for its first edition,and the staging of major outdoor exhibitions.The exhibition has been seen by thousands of people in three South African cities. In Credo Mutwa Cultural Village,more than 900 visitors were officially counted during the five month run.

Gcina Sawuka is an accomplished speaker,Sales Adviso,Peer Educuter at venues such as the Youth Aids and Love Life youth Festival,Focusing on Imaging,happy moments.He has work with Soweto Beer Festival of Ideas,Lilac Jeans CD launch,Ur Gig Guide SA,Hood Native,Zone Six Venues,Fifth Element>,Back Yard Tape and Kasidirect.Bookshops such as Umsobonvu well known as NYDA,Jozi Book Fair,After dinner inspirational fund-raising talks have included The WWF and Save The Rhino. If you are interested in booking him
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Email;gsphoyography2@gmail.com
078 645 7356