Gulshan Khan
Gulshan Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ladysmith, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Notable work | The Things We Carry With Us (2018) |
Gulshan Khan[1] is an independent South African photographer based in Johannesburg. Noted for her photojournalism work focused on social justice identity and human rights development, Khan's work engages in multi-layered themes around the mediatized representations of identities in South African which inform her visual practice.
Early Life
Raised in Ladysmith, Kwazulu Natal, one of two siblings, hails from a family rooted in activism and community work.
Career
A graduate of the Market Photo Workshop Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (PDP) program she first published with Agence France Presse in 2016, where she subsequently did a month long internship. The first African woman to be assigned by Agence France Presse in 2017, she continued to work for the agency as a stringer while also working on assignments for various international publications and organisations. Her first body of long-term documentary work The Things We Carry With Us (2017) explores the contemporary community of Muslims in South Africa,[2] developing a more nuanced view on the backdrop of the oppressive legacy of apartheid South Africa.[3] Khan was invited to speak about the political motivation to document the human condition, and the importance of photography[4] to speak about dignity, identity and belonging, and to fight for social justice, identity, human rights in South Africa and globally at the 2020 National Geographic Storytellers Summit 2020.
Khan was one of six photographers selected for the World Press Photo 6x6 Talent Programme: Africa Edition[5]. A panelist at the World Press Photo Festival 2019, Khan presented work and participated in a talk on The Impact of the story on the individual which addressed the effects that images can have on the lives of the individuals in the media landscape.
Extracts of her projects The Things We Carry With Us (2017) as well as Life in Plastic (2018) have been acquired by the Iziko South African National Gallery as part of the South African national archive. Her work was included in the first edition of the "Four to Follow" series which was established in 2017 by World Press Photo, drawing from the African Photojournalism Database[6] as well as the 2018 Top100 images from the editors of Time.[7] Khan's photojournalism work is published widely in international news publications, among others The New York Times, The Washington Post, New Frame, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal.
She has worked with various NGO’s including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) , the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the African Women's Development Fund.
Khan forms part of a new generation of contemporary South African photographers documenting the legacies of a post-apartheid land and the world. She is an Everyday Africa contributor, a member of Women Photograph and Native.
Exhibitions
- Photoville L.A. - MFON: Alter Prayer, Ritual and Offerings Los Angeles, May 2019
- Bronx Documentary Centre - Transitions: South Africa, New York City, Apr 2019
- Not the usual suspects[8] - Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, Oct 2018
- Johannesburg Art Galery, Art Market Budapest, Budapest, Oct 2018
- Unstill Life, Photo Kathmandu, Nepal, Oct 2018
- World Press Photo 6x6 Talent Africa Exhibition,[9] 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, June 2018
- [CROP] Project (Creative Resistance & Open Processes), Johannesburg, Nov 2017
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
References
- ^ "Gulshan Khan".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Staff writer (2018-10-21). "The things we carry with us". City Press. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Walsh, Brienne; Palumbo, Jacqui (2019-05-14). "These 20 Women Are the New Faces of Photojournalism". Artsy. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Laurent, Olivier (2018-11-05). "Voices of African Photography: at the intersection of identity, power and belonging". Washington Post.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ntsoma, Neo. "World Press Photo 6x6 Talent Program: Africa". World Press Photo.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Garms, Juliette (2017-08-31). "New series: Four to Follow #1". Medium. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "The Top 100 Photos of 2018". TIME.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Not the Usual Suspects". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Calendar | World Press Photo". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-03-05.