Voices From Robben Island

by Jurgen Schadeberg

Jurgen has edited and published several photographic books including “The Finest Photos from the Old Drum”, “The Fifties People of South Africa”, “Mandela & The Rise of the ANC”, “Voices from Robben Island”, “Sof’town Blues”, and three new books in 2002 “The Black & White Fifties”, “The San of the Kalahari” & “Soweto Today”. “Witness - 52 years of pointing lenses at Life” was published in 2004 and in 2006 “Voices from the Land” . In 2007 he published “Jazz, Swing & Blues – 56 years of SA Jazz” and “Tales from Jozi – new colour work of Johannesburg today. Together with his producer wife Claudia Jurgen established The Schadeberg Movie Company to produce a series of some 15 documentaries about South African social, cultural and political history. Jurgen Schadeberg, sometimes known as “The Father of South African Photography”, is a principle figure in South African and World Photography. His major body of work, which spans 60 years and incorporates a collection of some 100,000 negatives, captures a wealth of timeless and iconic images.

124 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1994

Reviews

[Annlin_the_archaeologist · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the images so much. I wish the stories had alot more depth to them beyond the usual what we wore, what we ate... I hoped the images would give us insight into the shadows of the prison itself and not so much the whispers of the former prisoners. Still... a great read for a brief look into the history and the people who entered those walls.