Veteran photographer dies at 92
Ranjith Kally, whose work was displayed as far away as New York, famously photographed Chief Albert Luthuli when he won the Nobel Peace Prize
Acclaimed veteran photographer Ranjith Kally has died at the age of 92. Kally‚ who was born in 1925 and only became a photographer after 15 years spent working in a shoe factory‚ died in Gauteng on Tuesday. His photographs claimed space in galleries around the world‚ including New York’s Guggenheim Museum‚ and appeared on the front pages of numerous local publications, including Drum‚ Post‚ the Sunday Times and Sunday Tribune. His coffee-table book‚ Memory Against Forgetting, was published in 2014. The avid golfer famously photographed SA’s first Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Chief Albert Luthuli‚ after the latter heard news of his win. Kally said Luthuli had always inspired him and was a true leader. World-acclaimed photographer David Goldblatt described his work as "extraordinary"‚ saying: "I found his work very warm‚ a breath of fresh air that‚ over a long period‚ has retained particular senses and values." Former journalist and communications director Yogin Devan said: "I am not mou...
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