Gulshan Khan

Gulshan Khan (born 1983) is an independent South African photographer based in Johannesburg. Noted for her photojournalism work focused on social justice identity and human rights development among other multi-layered themes which continue to guide her visual perspective.

She was the first African woman to be hired by Agence France Presse (AFP) in 2017 as a freelancer and her work has since been published in the The New York Times,  The Washington Post, New Frame, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, among others.

Gulshan has worked with various NGO’s including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the African Women's Development Fund.

Early Life

Raised in Ladysmith, Kwazulu Natal, one of two siblings, hails from a family rooted in activism and community work.

Collections & Publications

Khan's work has been acquired by the Izikio National Gallery as part of the South African national archive.

EXHIBITIONS

• Bronx Documentary Centre - Transitions: South Africa, New York City, Apr 2019
• Photoville L.A. - MFON: Alter Prayer, Ritual and Offerings Los Angeles, May 2019
• Not the usual suspects - Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Oct 2018
• Johannesburg Art Galery, Art Market Budapest, Budapest, Oct 2018
• Unstill Life, Photo Kathmandu, Napalming, Oct 2018
• World Press Photo 6x6 Talent Africa Exhibition, Kutching, Malaysia, Sept 2018
• “Foreseen: New Narratives from the African Photojournalism Database” - Nuku Photo Festival, Ghana, Sept 2018
• Photoville NYC - Forseen: New Narratives APJD , New York City, Sept 2018
• Photoville NYC MFON: Alter Prayer, Ritual and Offerings , New York City, Sept 2018
• ‘Foreseen' World Press Photo / APJD - LUMIX - Festival for young Photojournalism, Jun 2018
• [CROP] Project (Creative Resistance & Open Processes) , Johannesburg, Nov 2017

PRESS  

20 Rising Female Photojournalists - Artsy

2018 Top 100 Photos - From the Editors of Time Magazine

The Washington Post - Voices of African Photography: At the intersection of identity power and belonging     

World Press Photo Witness - Four to Follow #1

Talks & Workshops

• National Geographic Storytellers Summit, Speaker, Washington DC, USA, Jan 2020
• Women in Photojournalism, Panelist, The Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sept 2019
• "The Impact of a Story on an Individual", Presenter and panelist, World Press Photo Festival, Amsterdam, Apr 2019
• New York Times Portfolio Review, Attendee, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, Mar 2019
• Blink Connect Portfolio Review, Attendee, New York, Mar 2019
• IWMF Women's Media Leadership Bootcamp, Attendee, Naivasha, Kenya, Jan 2019
• National Geographic Women Photographers Seminar Saturday, Attendee, Washington DC, Jan 2019
• National Geographic Seminar and Storytelling Summit Attendee, Washington DC, Jan 2019
• Roshnee Photo Club, Speaker, Johannesburg, Dec 2018
• Debating the role of photojournalism from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Panelist, The Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg South Africa, Nov 2018
• Speaker - African Studies Palaver, Department of African Studies, Centre for African Studies, Howard University, Washington DC, Nov 2018
• Runner up at Lagos Photos / National Geographic portfolio Review, Lagos, Nigeria, Nov 2018
• Women Photograph Workshop and Portfolio Review at Photoville, Attendee, New York City, Sept 2018