Introduction
Resistance photography is a term used to describe photographic documentation of the conflict between an oppressor and the oppressed from the subjugated’s perspective (Krantz 290). This genre is best expressed in the context of apartheid South Africa throughout the 1980s. The photographic work of photographers such as Mikhael Subotzky, Patrick Waterhouse, and David Goldblatt is critical to the field of resistance/ protest photography. This observation is consistent with the inclusion of these photographers in the ICP Triennial of Photography and Video as documented by Lehan, Lubben, Phillips and Squiers (23). The intention of their work was not only Continue reading...