websites : South Africa

The photographic essay fell out of fashion with the change in newspaper focus, readership taste and printing costs in the 80s. The death of the big photo magazines like LOOK and LIFE really signalled the end of the photo essay as a common photojournalistic style. It's pleasant to see the style revived somewhat in a South African context. BONANI AFRICA, a collection of photographic essays by 52 South African photographers, is an online exhibition. It is curated by well known documentary photographer Omar Badsha, and is well worth browsing through