Dozens of street portrait photographers line the entry of Joubert Park with cameras strapped to their necks, portable photo-printers, makeshift backdrops and picture frames. People of Joubert Park, and Johannesburg as a whole have always had aspirational tendencies. Portrait photographers recognised this as an entrepreneurial opportunity and have been around for much of Joburg’s history. It is unfortunate that this practice with enormous artistic potential, occurs daily at a stone’s throw away of one of the most prestigious art galleries in the city. Redefining the link between JAG and its surrounds is looked at through this lens.

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