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Ashraf Hendricks
@ashrafhendricks.bsky.social
Photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. Contributor to @groundup.org.za. Am available for assignments & travel. Occasionally forced to write.

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Website: www.ashrafhendricks.com
Thousands in Cape Town marched yesterday calling for justice for the rape of a 7-year-old. The child was raped in October last year in the Eastern Cape.

For @groundup.org.za - Read the full story here: groundup.org.za/article/hund...
April 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Hundreds of University of Cape Town #UCT students in #SouthAfrica protested against financial exclusion, student debt, and accommodation issues. Some blocked campus entrances and disrupted lectures.

For @groundup.org.za - Full article here: groundup.org.za/article/firs...
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“The Sea is in our Blood,” curated by Traci Kwaai, honours Kalk Bay’s fishing families. Many families were forcibly removed during apartheid’s Group Areas. Today, only a few remain, as #KalkBay in #CapeTown has become a gentrified area.

For @groundup.org.za - groundup.org.za/article/phot...
February 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I'm trying out a new video format to show what it's like working in the field as a #photojournalist. With the access I get to protests and events, I'm hoping this could be interesting and educational to the curious & those looking to do similar work.

Full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9boE...
February 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A story I recently did for @groundup.org.za. This new Early Childhood Development (ECD) center is being built in Heideveld, Cape Town, using 5,000 recycled tyres and other waste materials. The project also trains workers in eco-friendly construction.

Full story - groundup.org.za/article/new-...
February 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hundreds of students protest their lack of accommodation at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in #CapeTown during the annual State of the Nation Address . Some are forced to sleep in the student centre, hallways and outside.

For @groundup.org.za. Full story here - shorturl.at/7UfAV
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
About 50 people picket outside the #CapeTown International Convention Centre (CTICC) during the Mining Indaba. Protesters are calling for justice following the Stilfontein mining tragedy that has killed over 70 people.

Full story on @groundup.org.za here - groundup.org.za/article/acti...
February 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A group of about 50 protesters have gathered outside the Mining Indaba in #CapeTown #SouthAfrica. They are standing in solidarity with the miners in Stilfontein and are demanding justice for those who have died. @groundup.org.za
February 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We’re in Abu Dhabi playing with the new Sony A1 II. And it has been a pretty great experience.
December 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Got to play with something new from Sony this weekend. #Sony
December 14, 2024 at 3:15 PM
So I'm not quite sure how I'm going to use this website just yet. But for starters, you can view some of my work on my website if you're interested. Thanks 🙏🏽

www.ashrafhendricks.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM