Jump Rope Gold Mine - Julia Cumes - Johannesburg, South Africa
I photographed these young girls skipping at an abandoned goldmine hostel that is home to them and many poor migrant families on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. In the weeks leading up to this moment, thieves had stripped the area of all its cables, coveted for their copper, leaving the community without access to power. In a twist of irony, the girls were using the casing from the stolen cable to skip with. Despite hardship, their laughter echoed resilience and the ability to find joy in the simplest of moments.
Note cards are printed personally in Robert Manz Studio, folded, inserted in a clear plastic sleeve, along with a quality cream-colored envelope. The card is blank inside and has the location information printed on the back.
The sizes available are 4”x6” and 5”x7” folded.
You can choose coated card stock or rag paper.
I photographed these young girls skipping at an abandoned goldmine hostel that is home to them and many poor migrant families on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. In the weeks leading up to this moment, thieves had stripped the area of all its cables, coveted for their copper, leaving the community without access to power. In a twist of irony, the girls were using the casing from the stolen cable to skip with. Despite hardship, their laughter echoed resilience and the ability to find joy in the simplest of moments.
Note cards are printed personally in Robert Manz Studio, folded, inserted in a clear plastic sleeve, along with a quality cream-colored envelope. The card is blank inside and has the location information printed on the back.
The sizes available are 4”x6” and 5”x7” folded.
You can choose coated card stock or rag paper.
I photographed these young girls skipping at an abandoned goldmine hostel that is home to them and many poor migrant families on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. In the weeks leading up to this moment, thieves had stripped the area of all its cables, coveted for their copper, leaving the community without access to power. In a twist of irony, the girls were using the casing from the stolen cable to skip with. Despite hardship, their laughter echoed resilience and the ability to find joy in the simplest of moments.
Note cards are printed personally in Robert Manz Studio, folded, inserted in a clear plastic sleeve, along with a quality cream-colored envelope. The card is blank inside and has the location information printed on the back.
The sizes available are 4”x6” and 5”x7” folded.
You can choose coated card stock or rag paper.
Robert Manz is a fine art photographer working in natural light. He loves to wander the Cape Cod shoreline looking for beautiful light. After ten years of publishing his images as note cards and calendars with a sense of place he has undertaken to share that approach to sharing art with other fine art photographers. Hence the mission of Robert Manz Studio. Robert’s images can be found at his personal website www.robertmanz.net and at his studio in Pocasset, MA on Cape Cod. Also on Instagram at @rmanzpho.
