Well I was back in the studio again tonight, shooting photos for an Afro-soul-funk-reggae singer. She had a very interesting story. She was born in Africa. Her father was a freedom fighter for the ANC, battling apartheid in South Africa. Her family was persecuted by the ruling white majority, and terrorized by the police in that country. Later, they lived in a refugee camp. When apartheid was eventually overthrown, her father was granted a diplomatic post by the South African government, and the family was safe again.
Anyway, we shot her promo photos first.
 Afterwards I painted the map of Africa on her back with red makeup, and we shot that to represent bloodshed for the continent.
Good stuff, man. How did she end up in Canada, though?
Oh yeah… she wanted to go to school in this part of the world, so she randomly started applying to schools here. Brock University in St. Catharines was the first to reply, so she enrolled.
great stuff kev !
Nice..
The refugee camp was IN South Africa?
or was it a shanty town, like Soweto?
Hi K, I don’t really know. I didn’t ask about that!
too many people were hurt — too many bad memories — but it has changed these last 13 years — hope the best for what is to come — later days