aerial view of shacks in cape town

Informal settlements along railroad tracks in Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks and mountain and ocean in cape town

Inequality in South Africa isn't just between white and black; there are apartheid-era divisions between white, black, colored, and Indian communities that are still in place. This scene shows the divide between Khayelitsha and Mitchell's Plain.

aerial view of shacks and gold mine in johannesburg

An abandoned gold mine in Johannesburg sits behind the community of Makause. Many communities suffer from toxic pollution and water contamination from these mines and mine dumps. 

aerial view of shacks in johannesburg

A lone worker stands atop a fence built to separate a new housing estate from an informal settlement, in Johannesburg, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks and train in pietermaritzburg

A train line separates formal and informal communities in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks and homes and train tracks in cape town

Philippi, Cape Town, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in pietermaritzburg

Inequality in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in johannesburg

Msawawa and Cedar Creek Estates, Johannesburg, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks with the mountain in the background in cape town

Near Ottery, Cape Town, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Inequality between the black and colored neighborhoods of Manenberg and Phola Park, Cape Town, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks and golf course in johannesburg

Jakkalsfontein Golf Estate / Zandspruit Informal Settlement, Johannesburg, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in johannesburg

Inequality in Johannesburg, South Africa (2016). The 2018 version of this image was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. 

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Cape Town, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa.

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Informal settlements line the edges of the formal section in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. 

aerial view of shacks in cape town

Monwabisi informal settlement, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. 

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