Some Colour Photos Of Sophiatown Have Popped Up

22 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone in History, Vibe, World

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There’s a pun in there, but if I’d been the one to write it I’d be forced to punch myself in the face, and that’s relatively difficult. Photographer John Mason has released a series of colour photos depicting Sophiatown’s destruction in ’59; they’re worth checking out on your lunch break. Pretty colours, historical relevance…take your pick.

Click through for more pics in their original context.

[John Edwin Mason]

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