In 2001 I spent six months working as a journalist and photographer on the World Heritage Site, Robben Island, off the coast of Cape Town. It’s the island where a host of political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were held during the apartheid years.
It was at times a tough place to face daily, knowing that the prison walls were witness to some gruesome atrocities. The quietness and solitude of the island sometimes also got a bit too claustrophobic.
But the experience presented meetings with some of the world’s political leaders, such as Algerian president Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika and those of the Sinn Fein movement in Ireland. And then there was also meeting former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma and all his children who came for a visit.
The experience left a long-term consciousness on my soul and these are just some of many images I captured during my days and nights on Robben Island.
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- No Mandela is an island: Cape Times newspaper (14 July 1999)
- Robben Island highlighted: Cape Times newspaper (14 July 1999)
- Political prisoners’ children visit Robben Island: Cape Times newspaper (8 October 2001)
- Luck follows let-down for Robben Island’s millionth tourist: Cape Times newspaper (24 December 2001)
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