What's the Word? Johannesburg.

How I landed in South Africa in 1984

I took these first set of photos on NYC as I was getting my visa approved by the South African Embassy in Dec 1983.

In January 1984, I grabbed my father’s camera and hitchhiked through apartheid South Africa. It was an experience that changed me. For the better or not? I’ve often asked myself. Through 40 years of moves across the country, I somehow ma…