4-27 September 2025

Joined August 2025
16 Photos and videos
The festival enters its third week with an inspiring programme of talks, workshops, panel discussions, live music, and special happenings across Cape Town. 🎟 Tickets & info via Quicket: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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πŸ“Έ Roger Ballen at Cape Town Photo Festival πŸ“Έ Join us for an illustrated talk by one of the world’s most influential photographic artists. πŸ—“ Wednesday 10 Sept | 6pm πŸ“6 Spin Street Gallery, Cape Town 🎟 Tickets via Quicket: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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🌟 Shooting Stars Exhibition 🌟 A bold journey through five decades of music photography – from the 1950s to the early 2000s – featuring iconic images by Rafs Mayet, JΓΌrgen Schadeberg, Guy Tillim, Nicky Newman, Dale Yudelman, Patrick de Mervelec, Ian Bruce Huntley and many more.
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πŸ“ 6 Spin Street Gallery, Cape Town πŸ“… 4–20 Sept 2025 πŸ•’ Mon–Fri (10am–5pm) | Sat (10am–1pm) | Closed Sun πŸŽ‰ Opening: Thurs 4 Sept, 6pm 🎟 Tickets & info via Quicket: qkt.io/uxdKqV

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πŸ“· Festival Exhibitions Across Cape Town πŸ“· The city becomes a gallery this September. Global voices β€’ Local stories β€’ Emerging talent 4–27 Sept 2025 Info & tickets: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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✨ Workshops, Open Days & Happenings ✨ Printmaking, open studios, immersive performances & our big city-centre closing projection – don’t miss these Cape Town Photo Festival highlights: πŸ—“ 6–27 Sept | Cape Town 🎟 Tickets: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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🎢 Music Talks at CPT Photo Fest 🎢 From marabi to jazz, vinyl revivals to sonic reflections – four unique talks explore the soundtracks of South Africa’s past and present. πŸ—“ 6–18 Sept | 6 Spin Street Gallery 🎟 Tickets: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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πŸš€ Week 1 Talks are here! Join us at 6 Spin Street Gallery for inspiring sessions: πŸ—“ Fri 5 Sept – with Suok-Won Yoon & Boris Eldagsen πŸ—“ Sat 6 Sept – with Prof Peter Glendinning 🎟 Grab your tickets: qkt.io/uxdKqV
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FRAIL AND FLOWERING - Exhibition Margaret Courtney-Clarke (Namibia) Curated by Virginia MacKenny Artvark Gallery. 48 Main Road, Kalk Bay Opening: Thursday 4 September 6pm. Speech by Virginia MacKenny. Closes: 30 September Open hours: Mon to Sun (9-5pm)
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DISTRICT SIX : People Lived Here - Exhibition Jansje Wissema (Holland 1920 - 1975) Cape Institute for Architecture. 71 Hout Street. Cape Town Opening: Thursday 4 September 6pm. Speech by Lauren Robinson. Closes: 27 September Open Hours: Mon to Fri (8:30–4:30pm) #CapeTown #photo
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In 1970, the Cape Provincial Institute of Architecture commissioned Wissema, then a celebrated photographer, to document the buildings, street life, and people of District Six. This display features a selection of photographs from the Van Kalker Photo Studio Archive (1937–1978)
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UNTIL ALL BIRDS CAN SING: ON BEING QUEER IN SOUTH AFRICA - Exhibition Moena Weiss (Germany/USA) YoungBlood Africa Gallery. 70, 72 Bree Street, Cape Town Opening: Thursday 4 September 6pm. Moena Weiss will be present.
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SHIFTING SANDS - Exhibition Lindokuhle Sobekwa (South Africa) Curated by Nandi Jakuja Goodman Gallery. 37 A Somerset Road, De Waterkant Closes: 4 October Open hours: Mon – Fri (9-5pm). Sat (9 – 2am). Closed on Sunday.
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New solo exhibition by this acclaimed Johannesburg-based artist, and winner of the 2025 Deutsche BΓΆrse Photography Foundation Prize.
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THIS WAS MY HOME: MAURITIAN HERITAGE - Exhibition Audrey Albert, Melisa Madanamootoo, David Rogers, Catherine Li, Laurent de Froberville, and Javed Jeetoo (Mauritius) Curated by Karen Pang(illustrated) and Meha Desai (Mauritius)(illustrated)
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In Mauritius, where lineages are fractured by exile, indenture, migration, and silence, heritage is not a straight line.
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Alliance FranΓ§aise. 155 Loop Street. Cape Town Opening: Thursday 4 September 5pm. Curators will be present. Closes: 28 September Open hours: Mon – Fri (9:15β€―am–5:30β€―pm). Saturday (9β€―am–1β€―pm). Closed on Sunday.
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Future Heritage - Exhibition Mohau Modisakeng (South Africa), Ahn Jun, (South Korea), Koo Gi Jeong (South Korea) & Boris Eldagsen (Germany). Curated by Suok-Won Yoon (South Korea)
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