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In this very personal talk, ace photographer Siphiwe Mhlambi takes us through his life’s journey. He tells a harrowing story of growing up without his parents in Apartheid South Africa, and how discovering photography led him out of a nightmarish life of despair, into one of hope and beauty. Multiple award-winning photographer Siphiwe is the founder of African Skies Media. He has captured the history of South Africa through his lens: from the children dancing in the dusty townships of South Africa to kings, presidents, and statesmen of the world; from guns blazing during apartheid to the peaceful marches to democracy. He has captured through his lens life and death, celebration and mourning, fear and hope, love and hate, music and song. His work has traveled to every corner of the world and continues to be sought by galleries, and commissioned by universities, institutes, government, and celebrities.