For this exercise I have to choose an image by one of four photographers and write two short, 50 word, pieces; the first describing the image and the second how I relate to this work. The photograph I have chosen is by Zanele Muholi from her 2015 exhibition Somnyama Ngonyama, meaning ‘Hail, the Dark Lioness’ The image is a monochrome head and shoulder portrait of a black woman against a mottled background wearing what looks, at first glance, to be tribal or indigenous dress, however, looking closely, the woman’s headress and earrings are wooden clothes pegs. The most strinking element … Continue reading Exercise 3 – Analysis and reflecting (P.12)