Graeme Williams

Graeme Williams (born 1961) is a South African photographer known for both his photojournalism during the transition to democracy in South Africa and his documentary projects post-apartheid.

Career Williams was born in Cape Town in 1961, where he went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Geology and Statistics at the University of Cape Town. His first job as a photographer was for the Cape Times as a property photographer. After moving to Johannesburg in 1988, In 1991, he began to contribute to Afrapix, a collective of documentary photographers depicting apartheid to be used in newspapers around the world. After South Africa's transition to democracy, Williams focused on magazine features and documentary projects. Many of his photographs concentrate on South African society and documenting the personal lives of individuals. 2013: Ernest Cole Award, University of Cape Town, for A city refracted

Collections Williams's work is held in the following permanent public collections: University of Cape Town, South Africa National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.