OF SOUL AND JOY
PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

Since 2012, Rubis Mécénat has been integrating professionally young adults from the township of Thokoza and its surroundings, in South Africa, using the practice of photography as a tool for emancipation and commitment for a future career.

Of Soul and Joy extends its support by providing young photographers with trainings (literacy, computer science, lifeskills, etc.) and access to a network of key cultural players on the local and international scene – a tailor-made support for the emergence of a new generation of South African photographers and for their professional careers.

Each year, the programme awards scholarships to its most promising young photographers to access higher education in photography at a university of their choice, including the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg.

The project is led by Jabulani Dhlamini, South-African photographer represented by the Goodman Gallery and Of Soul and Joy Project Manager since 2015.