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When tracking the progression of Gideon Mendel’s photos, there is a shift from representations of suffering, pain, and death of people living with HIV/AIDS to those in which he aims to show people in a ‘positive, individualized way’.
Jun 26, 2020
Nomfumaneko Yako, 15, sits on her bed the day before she is due to start her first dose of antiretroviral treatment in Eastern Cape, South Africa. GIDEON MENDEL
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is a Malawian-South African writer with life experiences accumulated across three different continents – Africa, North America and Europe. She’s a dynamic young professional interested in all things social justice, with over six years’ experience in development work.



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