In the early to mid-1990s, when the South African apartheid system was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek, and Joo Silva - united by their friendship and a shared sense of purpose, worked together to document the violence and upheaval leading up to Nelson Mandela's election as president in 1994. They were known as the Nelson Mandela Photographers Collective. Due to their position in the heart of chaotic fights between forces loyal to the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those loyal to Mandela's African National Congress, their work is difficult and dangerous, with the potential for tragic consequences.
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In the early to mid-1990s, when the South African apartheid system was in its death throes, four photographers - Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek, and Joo Silva - united by their friendship and a shared sense of purpose, worked together to document the violence and upheaval leading up to Nelson Mandela's election as president in 1994. They were known as the Nelson Mandela Photographers Collective. Due to their position in the heart of chaotic fights between forces loyal to the government (including Inkatha Zulu warriors) and those loyal to Mandela's African National Congress, their work is difficult and dangerous, with the potential for tragic consequences.
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