Bongeka Ngcobo is a South African documentary photographer from Hammarsdale, a township on the outskirts of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Currently living and working in Cape Town.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Photography
Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa
Year of Completion: 2016
National Diploma in Journalism
Varsity College, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Year of Completion: 2011
High School Diploma / Matric Certificate
Phezulu High School, Mpumalanga Township (Hammardsade), South Africa
Year of Completion: 2009
Short Courses
Part-Time Programme in Technical Photography (Certificate)
Orms Cape Town School of Photography
Year of Completion: 2019
Certificate in Basic Spreadsheet Training
SEESA Cape Town
Year of Completion: May 2022
Exhibitions / Publications
Group Exhibitions:
‘Ukuzimelela’, Curated by Nonzuzo Gxekwa, Latitudes Online, 2024
Oath On Love, Volume Exhibition, Cape Town, 2021
‘Point Blank: Photography and Activism’, PH Centre, Cape Town, 2019
Awards
Design Indaba Emerging Creative, Cape Town, 2019
Publications
Oath Magazine, Curiosity, Volume One, 2020
Oath Magazine, Love, Volume Two (including Assistant Photographer for Cover Shoot), 2021
Tender Photo, January 2024
Doek! Literary Magazine, Issue 13: Dala, August 2024