Tony Figueira (photographer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Tony Figueira (photographer)

Namibian photographer

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1959

Place of Birth: Angola

Date of Death: 12-Apr-2017

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Namibia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Tony Figueira (photographer)

  • Tony Figueira (13 December 1959 in Huambo – 12 April 2017 in Swakopmund) was a Namibian photographer, journalist and businessman.
  • He owned Studio 77, a design studio in Windhoek. Figueira was born in Huambo, Angola.
  • The family moved to South West Africa when he was seven, and he attended St Paul's College in Windhoek.
  • He studied journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, and graduated in 1984.
  • As journalist, he worked for several radio stations including the Voice of America, and for anti-apartheid newspapers like The Rand Daily Mail.
  • Concentrating on photojournalism Figueira became known for documenting key moments in contemporary Southern African history, for instance Nelson Mandela's post-apartheid visit to Robben Island, and Sam Nujoma's return from exile.Figueira suffered from Multiple myeloma, which he ultimately died from on 12 April 2017, aged 57.
  • The National Art Gallery of Namibia in April/May 2015 ran an exhibition to support him, titled For Tony.

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