I shot these photos on a recent trip to the Maboneng Precinct in the downtown area of Johannesburg.  This kid really enjoyed running up to the camera and then riding off down the street on his skateboard.

Johannesburg is definitely a place of diverse culture, with so many different languages and tribal back rounds, just about every person you meet has his or her own individual story of tradition and belief.  It’s an interesting place to say the least!  I’ve been going down there to meet up with the local skateboarders for the past couple weekends now trying to capture moments in time as they move about in this crazy, contrasted environment. 

A couple months back I wrote an article for COLOR MAGAZINE about an artist/friend over in California.  I have since then been trying to get more involved with doing some photography for them and getting some other articles published about the skate/art life here in South Africa.  I’ve been pretty busy with shooting photos in the downtown area of Johannesburg, with skaters and random people alike.  Trying to put together a story of life on the streets of Johannesburg.  There’s so much to photograph and interact with, so many different kinds of people and skaters, all hangin out and goin about their daily routine.  It’s an adventure in itself.  Here are some of the shots I took this last weekend.

I thought I’d post a couple more of my favorite Portraits that I’m using for my project, “The Faces of Maboneng”.  These pictures will be on display at the Revolution House Christmas party on the 16th of December in Downtown Johannesburg.

I am currently working on a project in the downtown area of Johannesburg.  Shooting portraits of the local people that live, work or just spend time in the area of the building which I posted shots of in my last post.  The portraits are gonna be used as on of the wall displays at a function that will be held in the building on the 16th of December 2010.  These are 2 of my favorite shots so far.