#canonchronicles

Meet a sister, friend, fire-breathing dragon and one of the most prolific music journalists of our time. For years, her pen game ran circles around rappers and many other artists who have the highest regard for lyricism. She accomplished this using in-depth music reviews, woven to life by a pen no one else could wield. And when she wasn’t deliberating on her love for the musical arts (Hip-Hop/Rap), she was using her voice to raise awareness for social causes she cared deeply about.

For I love her so, I celebrate her… using only some freshly and finely picked words from the world of dancing thoughts.

Shattered – An Ode to Poem

We’ve been glasses before, casing our souls right next to the world of storms. Ailments of sorts, inherent in the tender and luminous light we forged,

Out of pain, joyous places we’re from, and the cumulus cloud that rained into season friendships that can only be understood through song.

But this is neither sonnet or psalm, only a conjuring of spirits distilled to mourn, our goddess friend of light, whom in human form has raised sunlight as her own. Left pronounced prints of her soul in our hearts,

That now incessantly beat to raise tides of memories harboured in us, where you assume many forms, memorialised in time.

Happy belated Heavenly birthday

Most of the work on this post was purely driven by my love for photography, playing with lighting and just having fun my equipment.

Today, I turn leaf with a steady gaze on future prospects, intent on having a public display to exhibit some of my most personal and moving photographic creations. I look forward to working with more clients in further expanding my professional portfolio as a visual artist, crafting with light and reimagining the world anew, through my perspective.

Shap fede!

- Lebina Ditha

L’artiste remarquable

A time capsule of sorts, composed of textures, light crafting, and a lot of heart. Titled, The Remarkable Artists, is a visual celebration of thoughtful craftsmen and women that I’ve photographed, and whose influence in spaces known and unknown served as instrumental advocates for the voiceless. Whether it was raps on the stage, poetry in theatre, music at a rage or contemplation of editorials meant for the digital page - artists remain a voice and conduit to culture that defines every era.

This pressure, to carry entire generations plight, dreams and thoughts alike, I imagine to be a privilege. May artists continue the legacy of crafting culturally resonant truths, defining their times, and being a time stamp to the era they represent.

For where my words remain within the holds of the mental abyss, may these visuals connect beyond words, yet equally convey the strength of thousand words.

Aluta continua!

Perfekto

Images in order of appearance:

25K (Rapper/Trapper), Next Level, Waldrift, Vereeniging, 2022.

Masai Sepuru, (Set Designer, Art Director, Playwrighter, Poet), Ah Men at The Johannesburg Market Theatre, 2023.

Terry Wizz (DJ, Culture Connecter, Wave Maker), Most Wanted at Zone 6, Soweto, 2023.