Foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Writer, radiojournalist, videographer covering sub-saharan Africa.






Story Afrikaner Blood
The project Afrikaner Bllood was published in several international publications: Vrij Nederland (The Netherlands), The Telegraph Magazine (UK), L'Espresso (Italy), dsWeekblad (Belgium), Oslo (Norway) and the Mail & Guardian (South Africa). Continue to read the full text in Dutch and English and to download the PDF's of the magazines.
 


Multimedia Afrikaner Blood
An extreme right-wing group is teaching young white South Africans to eschew Nelson Mandela's vision of a multicultural rainbow nation. We follow them on one of the camps, where in nine days boys who once carried a budding belief in South African unity, become toughened men with racist ideas. Continue to watch the multimedia.
 




Lecture Market Photo Workshop
I am doing a guest lecture at the Market Photo Workshop, a school of photography in Johannesburg, Friday the 11th. Speaking about my multimedia Afrikaner Blood and multimedia in general.

Wrap up shoot new doc
Just wrapped up shooting a new short documentary on the two first black African men participating in the Mr Gay World competition and their personal journey before and during this event.




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