Justin is a documentary photographer based between London and South Africa.
He holds a Philosophy MA from The University of Edinburgh and is currently on a part-time Documentary Photography Master’s at the University of South Wales. Justin's personal work explores concepts of identity and representation in South Africa, reviewing the ethics of photographic practice and its impact for contemporary art.
His projects Being for the Other and It Must Be Built From Ashes construct narratives that reflect on South Africa as a postcolony — exploring past and present effects on social and physical landscapes in the country. As part of a research-based practice, Justin's new work looks at the importance of the family archive for interpreting visual media in contemporary contexts — exploring personal relationships with South African colonial histories
2019- MA Documentary Photography — The USW Cardiff
2014 Graduate Diploma in Law — BPP Law School London
2009-2013 MA (Hons) Philosophy & Theology — The University of Edinburgh
Clients
Christian Dior Portrait and product commission for Dior Lady Art Bag 5 w/ Bharti Kher
Ebuku Threads New womenswear collection — Lagos Fashion Week
Nataal Media Self-directed editorials — London, Cape Town and Johannesburg
AWAY Travel HERE Magazine editorial — Cape Town’s emerging music scene
Public Ambition PR campaign for IWD — Nike London and The Wedding Club
Awards, Exhibitions and Publications 2018-2020
Group Show TIP x EMOP — CLB Berlin
Feature Paper Journal Magazine — It Must Be Built From Ashes
Shortlisted Athens Photo Festival
Group Show Sony World Photography Awards — Somerset House
Group Show LensCulture Exposure Awards — New York City
Interview GUP Magazine
Interview Life Framer Collection
Interview YWYW Magazine
Magazine Oath — Issue 1
Magazine Art Premium — Art Basel Miami Launch
Group Show Photo Vogue Festival ‘A Glitch in the System’ — BASE Milano
Group Show Through the Lens Collective — Victoria Yards Johannesburg
Group Show Life Framer — London & Milan
Group Show The Independent Photographer — Barcelona & Berlin
Shortlisted Photo Taken Grant — Lucie Foundation Los Angeles
Feature It’s Nice That
Photobook Talents of the Year — The Independent Photographer
Photobook New European Photography — Fresh Eyes x GUP Magazine
Group Show MOPLA Analogue Portrait Project — Lucie Foundation Los Angeles
Photobook Curated by Henry Jay Kamara — Untitled
Photobook Portrait of Britain — BJP x Hoxton Mini Press
Group Show Saatchi Young Artist Prize — London
Group Show Association of Photographers Exhibition — London
Feature Float Magazine
Feature AINT-BAD Magazine