Tag: Port Elizabeth
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Day 43: Port Elizabeth seen from the sea
Port of Port Elizabeth Humewood and Summerstrand City Centre Speed boat race at Bluewater Bay Industry
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Day 39: Boats in the rain
When fishing boats lay at anchor in the bay it is always the first sign for bad weather, wind and waves approaching. Today it often rains so heavy that the boats one after another disappear behind a grey curtain. The pictures are taken at different stages of rain – sometimes heavy, sometimes a bit more…
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Day 38: Burning waste
Since yesterday morning a stench of burned plastic and rubber is lingering over the town, which gets stronger every time the wind blows from the inland and not the sea. Even though I tried, I did not find the source but there is a good chance the smell results from burning waste. Waste is…
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Day 37: Waves and bad weather
The last days have been extraordinary warm for this time of the year. But now bad weather is approaching from the west: lower temperatures of about 14 degrees on mid-day, wind and rain – that is what to expect at least for the next three days. Even though today it was still warm the waves…
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Day 32: The other side of Africa part 2 – Townships
Or: Why you cannot miss poverty in South Africa. Oder: Warum Armut in Südafrika nicht zu übersehen ist. Cape Flats in Cape Town / Cape Flats in Kapstadt Knysna Port Elizabeth
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Day 21: Red Location Museum
Even though it has been a few days since I visited the Red Location Museum in Port Elizabeth I do only today find the time to write about it. Situated in the centre of the New Brighton Township the museum documents the time of Apartheid at the Eastern Cape. Sadly due to redesign of…
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Day 17: The other side of Africa
Without much words: Townships at the Eastern Cape, South Africa —- Ohne große Erklärung: Fotos von Townships am Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Day 9: Terms of racism
If you wonder what a picture of a beautiful beach has to do with racism, here is the explanation: During times of apartheid King’s Beach in Port Elizabeth was the only beach people of colour were allowed to go to, separating them from the white population. Even though the beach might look beautiful it is…
Jessica Holzhausen - Writer & Artist 