Rashid Lombard

Rashid Lombard
Born (1951-04-10) 10 April 1951 (age 73)
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Known forPhotography

Rashid Lombard (born 1951) is known as both a jazz photographer and political photojournalist.

In April 2022, the jazz photographer announced that he has given the University of the Western Cape (UWC) custody of his archive,[1] with plans to digitise it and start an accessible photography centre. Lombard's photography exceeds 500 000 photographs[2] made over a 50 year period, starting in the 1960s. Lombard's extensive photography collection[3] spans musicians and significant music events, high-ranking political figures including a significant portion on Nelson Mandela after his release in 1990, political protests and everyday moments of life under apartheid. Lombard is the former CEO of espAfrika, an events management company which he started in 1997. espAfrika is responsible for staging the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, formerly known as the North Sea Jazz Cape Town.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Historic Rashid Lombard Archive finds new home at UWC". University of Western Cape. 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ Kahn, Atiyyah (29 April 2022). "South African history, through Rashid Lombard's lens". NewFrame. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022.
  3. ^ Tolsi, Niren (19 April 2022). "The Rashid Lombard Archive is where it's happening". Mail & Guardian.