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A girl in Hangberg. A Portrait of a Colored Community
Title:A girl in Hangberg. A Portrait of a Colored Community
A young girl packing her clothes in her makeshift home in Hangberg, a poor colored community in Western Cape, South Africa.


George Philipas
South Africa



Biography: After completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism at the London College of Communication in 2001, I have worked mainly as a news photographer but have also branched extensively into commercial & fashion photography. Originally based in London and then Nairobi, I am now based in Cape Town, South Africa and run a professional studio there. I have worked extensively with news wire services mainly to Reuters, Polaris Images and Africa Media Online. Commercial work included assignments for advertising agencies & multinational companies like Old Mutual, Shell Oil & British...