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About Michael Meyersfeld
- Michael Meyersfeld is an award-winning fine art photographer living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa. Life and work Born to a South African mother and French-German father, Meyersfeld’s interest in photography began at a very early age when he made his first contact prints from a Baby Brownie camera under a stairwell at his family home in Johannesburg.
- He was schooled at King Edward Vll, and attained a B.Com.
- in 1961, from the University of the Witwatersrand, after which he joined the family steel merchandising business.
- During the following two decades Meyersfeld ran a dual life, that of business, as well as the ever-growing love affair with photography, stimulated by the members of the Camera Club of Johannesburg.
- This period, under the tutelage of some very progressive members of the Club, saw his solidifying interest in fine art photography, the mounting of several exhibitions, and establishing himself on the International Salon Circuit. Michael Meyersfeld is known for his strong narrative-based images in both the fine art and the advertising genre.
- He is known for his stark, sometimes sombre, lonely and edgy imagery presented as social commentary, for images with subtle nuances such as fear, titillation and humour designed to portray emotional and behavioural patterns. He recently achieved his Honours in History of Art from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and is currently working on his Masters.
- He lives in Johannesburg with his wife Saranne.
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