In 2013, as quoted by Diane Smyth in Obituary: David Goldblatt, photographer, 1930-2018, British Journal of Photography, 26 June 2018
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I’m a plodder. If you look back at my work, it’s a straight-line graph with a few bumps. I’ve been doing the same thing for 60 years. Today I’m doing exactly what I was doing in the years of apartheid. I’m looking critically at the processes taking place in my country.
— David Goldblatt
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About David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt (29 November 1930 – 25 June 2018) was a South African photographer.
About David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt (29 November 1930 – 25 June 2018) was a South African photographer.
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