Zwelethu Mthethwa

Zwelethu Mthethwa is a South African photographer and visual artist, born in Durban in 1960. Educated at the Michaelis School of Fine Art and Rochester Institute of Technology, he is known for large-format color photographs portraying people and cultures in post-apartheid South Africa. He also works in painting and pastel, often exploring identity, belonging, and the carefully constructed relationship between subject and viewer.