ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Taken in a rural school outside Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The image depicts the dilapidated state of many schools in South Africa but at the same time shows the eagerness to learn and the hunger for education. I liked the sense of innocence depicted in the body language of the children whilst they sit on broken chairs in harsh concrete and clay based cold rooms.

AUTHOR
Cape Town based photographer and artist, Gregor Röhrig holds degrees from prestigious Rhodes University in New Media; Anthropology and Journalism.

Röhrig has a unique perception of his chosen career which, serendipitously, also happens to be his passion. He is an award-winning, self-taught photographer and artist, who has exhibited both locally and internationally.

Best known for his street, urban landscape, and portrait photography, Röhrig has over the past decade matured his art, working inventively with various mediums and avant-garde photographic concepts. His current portfolio spans four continents.

Röhrig’s approach to people and street photography is spontaneous, edgy and irreverent. Predominantly black & white, his photojournalistic style is distinctive and his images emotionally charged. While he works quickly and on the move, his compositions are striking. His work is especially distinghed by the stories that he allows his audience to imagine whilst absorbing his work.

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