The Photographers Gallery ZA : Gary Van Wyk

Talking Pictues by Gary Van Wyk - on display in Cape Town until the 13th of August, and for your viewing pleasure on GoSee for a little longer

"I am a Cape Town born photographer, grew up on the Cape Flats, a place where you naturally become street smart.

I finished school at the age of 17 and immediately left for London. It was my first time on an airplane and my first time traveling abroad. I had no idea what I was getting myself into but I did it anyway. Being an only child this was hard for my parents to deal with. I saved up and bought myself a happy snap camera and started...