Zanele Muholi and Mario Macilau spoke to photographers, journalists and activists in Amsterdam
The first ZAM Newsroom (held on 5 September in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) featured visual activist Zanele Muholi, who has won multiple awards for her intimate portraits of the black lesbian and gay community in South Africa. Another celebrity presenting his work was Mozambican photographer Mario Macilau. The event was attended by a number of Amsterdam-based photographers and authors — notably renowned Dutch novelist and former chair of the Dutch anti-apartheid movement Conny Braam — as well as art workers and activists.
Former diplomat and writer Robbert van Lanschot with ZAM Chronicle Editor Bart Luirink Zanele Muholi addresses the ZAM Newsroom Center: Annemarie de Wildt, curator of the Amsterdam Museum, and Conny Braam (right, with white hair) ZAM Art Director Nicole Segers, left Pulane Mpotokwane, ZAM Design Editor, and ZAM Chronicle Investigations Editor Evelyn Groenink Conny Braam and journalist Madeleine Maurick From left to right: Photographer Pieter Boersma, Gallery 23 director Fons Geerlings, Mario Macilau Zanele Muholi Front row from left to right: Journalists Sanne Terlingen, Alberta Opokwu with Zanele Muholi and Mario Macilau Photographer Martin Waalboer and Bart Luirink
Pictures: René de Ree
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