'House of Bondage' by Ernest Cole 📚️⁠ ⁠ Ernest Cole, a black South African man, photographed the underbelly of apartheid in the 1950s and 60s, often at great personal risk. He methodically captured the myriad forms of violence embedded in everyday life for the black majority under the apartheid system – picturing its miners, its police, its hospitals, its schools. ⁠ ⁠ Fifty-five years after its original release, @aperturefnd has reissued 'House of Bondage', Ernest Cole’s unflinching document of the ravages of apartheid. This edition features an added chapter – compiled and titled “Black Ingenuity” by Cole – of never-before-seen photographs of black creative expression and cultural activity taking place under apartheid. ⁠ ⁠ At the link in bio, @chilli.power highlights a selection of the best new Magnum books from or about the collective's photographers, all of which will be presented during #ParisPhoto.⁠ ⁠ Photos (left to right): ⁠ ⁠ (1) One of a collection of images from the chapter entitled “Black Ingenuity”. South Africa. 1966.⁠ ⁠ (2) Africans throng Johannesburg station platform during late afternoon rush hour. South Africa. 1960s. ⁠ ⁠ (3) Book cover of reissued edition of 'House of Bondage'. ⁠ ⁠ (4) The line between laughing and crying, between playing and fighting, is very narrow for a boy schooled in the streets. South Africa. 1960s. ⁠ ⁠ (5) Pass raid outside Johannesburg station. Every African must show his pass before being allowed to go about his business. Sometimes police check broadens into search of a man's person and belongings. South Africa. 1960s. ⁠ ⁠ (6) Africans throng Johannesburg station platform during late afternoon rush hour. With no room inside train, some ride between cars. Which black train to take is matter of guesswork. They have no destination signs and no announcement of arrivals is made. South Africa. 1960s. ⁠ ⁠ (7) Children learning to write hardly have elbow room to mark their slates. South Africa. 1960s. ⁠ ⁠ (8) One of a collection of images from the chapter entitled “Black Ingenuity”. South Africa. 1966.⁠ ⁠ © Ernest Cole / Magnum Photos