tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:06:58 +0000journalismNewsAsian HistoryBLIKKIESDORPPhotographySouth AfricaAsiaDocumentaryDocumentary ProjectJacob ZumaJapanJapanese HistoryJournalistMultimedia JournalistNGOSocial DocumentaryWorld War TwoWritingnews photographyphotojournalismresearchstoriesvisual journalism"Terror" LekotaA Small MiracleA Winters TaleANCArson?ArtAsian perspectiveAsian perspectivesAsian storiesBehind the LensBig Boys Don't CryBoy (3) dies in carBrett MurrayCape TownCape Town MinstrelsCars ExploredDefimationDelftEdsa RevolutionEnvironmental journalismFreda DavelHiroshimaHistorical FeaturesHistorical featureHistoryHylton Vaughan SurvivorImizamo Yethu FireJacob Zuma in LangaJapan AgressorJapan VictimLady of JusticeLawLegs for Lee-ShaanLiving on the streetLwandle FireManillaMarcosMasters journalismMultimediaNEWS PORTRAITSNagasakiNajwa : SentancedNajwa Petersen Murder TrialNajwa: Last AppearenceODACOpedPenisgatePeoples Power RevolutionPink Loerie Mardi Grass KnysnaRadio BanidoStorytellingTRATaiwanTawainTeenage pregnanciesThe SpearTheodore RooseveltTotanderkantuitTribute to FirefightersWWIIWallsWriting HIstoryXenophobiaacademic writingcomfortstationscomfortwomancopyright infringementcopyright. open lettercultural stigmaculturedark room principalsdemocracydictatorshipenvironmentexclusionhuman rightsinternetintimidationissuesmarine debrismarriagemedianew mediapeacepoliticspollutionpregnanciespressradioreflectionsreportersreview paperrevolutionsharingsocial seclusionstigmastigmatizedstudentteenage couplesteenagersvisual communicationAn archive of selected stories, historical features and visual journalism research articleshttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)Blogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-8734617851606674219Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:40:00 +00002021-11-27T16:51:17.098+01:00AsiaAsian HistoryAsian perspectivesHiroshimaHistorical featureHistoryJapanJapan VictimJapanese HistoryjournalismNagasakiNewsresearchWorld War TwoWritingLittle Boy and Fat ManPsychic numbing and a story of mushroom cloudsBy Lizane LouwSketch by Takumei Kasumi. “Dead body of a U.S. Prisoner of war tied to a bridge rail.&nbsp;Year of Birth: 1930 Age at time of blast: 15. Age when image created: 45.&nbsp;Children of the Atomic Bomb, UCLASketch by Yamashita Masato. August 31: “My younger brother died vomiting blood. His nose was bleeding, and his http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/10/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-ww2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0Japan36.204824 138.2529245.2990655152333161 103.09667400000001 67.1105824847667 173.409174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-6758632235285524058Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:21:00 +00002021-11-27T16:23:43.160+01:00AsiaDocumentaryDocumentary ProjectenvironmentEnvironmental journalismmarine debrisNewsnews photographyNGOpollutionTaiwan 25/ 02/ 2017. Shoes, cigarette butts, and glass bottles are some of the thousands of pieces of marine debris that can be found on San Po Beach, NorthernTaiwan, despite regular clean ups by TEIA, an Environmental NGO in Taiwan. Photo Lizane Louw Plastic bags, plastic bottles and straws, cigarette butts and other garbage are polluting the coastlines and the ocean of&nbsp;Taiwan. Large http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/10/marine-debris.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1283128525192225014Sat, 28 Oct 2017 10:22:00 +00002021-11-27T16:23:50.393+01:00dictatorshipEdsa RevolutionManillaMarcosmediapeacePeoples Power RevolutionpressradioRadio BanidorevolutionWalls Peaceful transmissions Radyo Bandido, yellow ribbons and a message of peace "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" George Orwell, 1984. Photos from the People Power Revolution on the front page of newspapers. Photo from the book Byanan Ko. "By sending information to virtually any audience within technological reach in http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/10/peaceful-transmissions-radyo-bandido.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1961164484071653462Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:38:00 +00002021-11-27T16:23:53.871+01:00cultural stigmacultureexclusionissuesjournalismmarriageNewsNGOpregnanciesSocial Documentarysocial seclusionstigmastigmatizedstoriesTawainteenage couplesTeenage pregnanciesteenagers Forever and ever A wedding for the young By Lizane Louw Translations by Anthony Carlisle <!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> 05/11/2016. A teenage couple recites wedding vows at the altar in Guting Presbyterian Church Taipei. The Garden of Hope organized the group wedding for four teenage couples. http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/10/teenage-pregnancies-in-taiwan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1246736566795273133Tue, 24 Oct 2017 03:17:00 +00002021-11-27T16:23:59.966+01:00academic writingAsian HistoryjournalismJournalistMasters journalismMultimedia JournalistreflectionsreportersresearchsharingstoriesStorytellingstudentvisual communicationWriting The beginning, the middle and the end. The present is a country unknown &nbsp;A research article on history, journalism and storytelling “We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.”- Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human What is storytelling? Storytelling and http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/10/the-beginning-middle-and-end.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-8440853456405589624Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:35:00 +00002021-11-27T16:24:05.845+01:00Asian HistoryAsian perspectiveAsian storiescomfortstationscomfortwomanHistorical FeaturesJapanJapan AgressorJapanese HistoryWorld War TwoWriting HIstoryWWII (This paper is a research&nbsp;paper on Asian history. An opinion piece. I am busy with my Masters in Journalism.&nbsp;I have been researching the topic of Comfort Woman for a couple of years and finally put together this historical feature. This is a framework for a project that I would like to pursue&nbsp;as a visual journalist in Asia in the future.&nbsp;My Western education and myhttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/08/ianfu-meaning-of-flowers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1740509007614066077Wed, 18 Jan 2017 03:00:00 +00002021-11-27T16:24:11.670+01:00ANCArtBrett MurrayDefimationdemocracyhuman rightsintimidationJacob ZumajournalismLady of JusticeLawMultimediaOpedPenisgatePhotographypoliticsSouth AfricaThe Spearvisual journalism (OP-ED ON LIBEL AND DEFAMATION CASES BASED ON AN EVENT IN SOUTH AFRICA.) 01/18/2017 “Penisgate” A penis, human rights, and clever intimidation tactics&nbsp; By Lizane Louw &nbsp;&nbsp; "The Spear" a painting by Brett Murray. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2017/01/op-ed-on-issue-on-libel-and-defamation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-2398952065176660458Tue, 22 Nov 2016 03:34:00 +00002021-11-27T16:24:30.085+01:00dark room principalsinternetJournalistnew medianews photographyPhotographyphotojournalismreview papervisual journalism Henri Cartier Bresson The Darkroom Principles A critical review of the article “Rethinking Photojournalism, The Changing Work Practices and Professionalism of Photojournalists in the Digital Age” by Jenni Mäenpää. Reviewer Lizane Louw Rethinking photojournalism The purpose of the article written by Jenni Mäenpää is to investigate the core ideals of photojournalism and how http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2016/11/the-darkroom-principals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1044577973799861133Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:43:00 +00002017-08-17T16:01:28.940+02:00BLIKKIESDORPDelftDocumentaryDocumentary ProjectMultimedia JournalistNewsNEWS PORTRAITSODACSocial DocumentarySouth AfricaTRA &nbsp;Streets with no names. I left South Africa in 2012 to continue my studies in Multimedia Journalism at the Konrad Adenauer Asian Centre for Journalism in Manila and to travel South East Asia. I have been&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;around the world for 15 years and after 3 and a half years at the newspapers in South Africa, it was time to spread my wings again.&nbsp; Leaving South Africa this http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2015/11/blikkiesdorp-tin-can-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-8996566313299871997Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:10:00 +00002017-08-17T16:00:53.898+02:00BLIKKIESDORPCape Towncopyright infringementcopyright. open letterjournalismPhotographyphotojournalismSouth Africa IN MEMORY OF OUMA. YOUR LIGHT WILL ALWAYS SHINE! For those of you who don’t know, POES, is a term that refers to a woman’s genitalia/vagina&nbsp; and this word is used as a swear word and when someone needs to exaggerate something, it is used in slang and has a very negative connotation. In this context, the admin of this page called the group POES FUNNY, they have 36 000 http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2014/04/an-open-letter-to-group-poes-funny-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-2205632016045424156Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:35:00 +00002013-09-23T03:33:44.745+02:00A Small MiracleLegs for Lee-Shaan I met a young lady about 4 months ago. I found her in a wheel chair in her mothers lounge in Atlantis. Lee-Shaan van der Byl, lost both her legs due to Bacterial Meningitis. I looked at the five year old and I had to bite on my lip not to show any emotion. What I saw in front of me was a beautiful little girl with the big smile, sitting in a wheel chair, with no legs. She was trapped, both http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/08/i-met-young-lady-about-4-moths-ago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-9028526109440022924Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-09-01T11:42:45.207+02:00Freda DavelLiving on the streetI am a contract photographer for Rapport, Kaap Rapport. The newspaper had a "make-over" and since 24 May 2009 it is a Newspaper of Hope. A newspaper that inspire, uplift and informs.Since the change, my style of photography and the stories that we do have changed. I am used to Hard News and shooting photographs in split second. Without thinking to much. Taking posed photographs or portraits is http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/07/i-was-once-living-on-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-987544728920024254Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:32:00 +00002009-07-11T10:16:12.564+02:00Hylton Vaughan SurvivorIn my job I meet many influential people. Sometimes my road crosses with a person that inspires me on various different levels. I had the privilege to meet someone that changed the way I think, that changed my spiritual perceptions and that moved me and my thoughts very deeply.Since meeting Hylton, I have been spending many days sitting and thinking about his story. In my heart and in my mind http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/07/hylton-vaughan-survivor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-6924967268476105100Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:48:00 +00002009-07-04T19:20:06.813+02:00A Winters TaleI spend some time in the beginning of winter with a Family that live in a veld in Belhar.The van der Westhuizens are one of seven families living on a piece of land that became their “Veld-dorp”.The remaining seven families living in the “Veld-Dorp” refuse to relocate to Blikkiesdorp, a housing project that provides temporary shelter for the poor and homeless on the Cape Flats. Many of the http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/06/winters-tale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-3434774595382396661Thu, 28 May 2009 14:14:00 +00002013-03-01T15:34:48.215+01:00BLIKKIESDORP They live in one of the poorest communities on the Cape Flats and are subjected to violent crimes, rape and robberies. Still the community of Blikkiesdorp keep their heads and spirits up. 4000 People call these steel structures and the sand dunes surrounding it, home. They live in close proximity to each other and the family atmosphere that binds all these poor individuals together broughthttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/05/blikkiesdorp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1133178121724112577Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:17:00 +00002009-05-28T16:25:53.901+02:00Jacob Zuma in LangaThe ANC President, Mr. Jacob Zuma addressed crowds of ANC supporters during a gathering to celebrate Human Rights day in Langa. The event was a commemoration of the 1960 Langa Massacre.http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/04/jacob-zuma-in-langa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-4041860914243741606Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:39:00 +00002009-05-28T16:25:05.350+02:00Tribute to FirefightersFires have been ravaging parts of the Western Cape for the last 4 weeks. Damages to Wine farms and National parks are estimated to be millions of rands. Crops and plantations were destroyed and would take years to recover from the damages caused.Hundreds of brave firefighters, members of local communities and farm labourers collaborated in a effort to fight the fires.The collection of photographshttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/03/tribute-to-firefighters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-6598659032259150483Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:58:00 +00002009-02-17T15:00:50.495+01:00Najwa : SentancedA loud applause broke out in Court 1, Cape High Court, when Judge Siraj Desai sentenced Najwa Petersen to 28 years in jail, for masterminding the contract killing of her husband,the music legend Taliep Petesen.The Petesen family shouted remarks from the gallery as the judge read out the sentence of the four accused.Her two co-accused Abdoer Raasiet Emjedi and Waheed Hassen, were both sentenced http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/02/najwa-sentenced.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1647912429290872901Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:33:00 +00002009-05-28T15:59:55.911+02:00Najwa: Last AppearenceNajwa Petersen enters Court 1 on 5 February 2009. This was her last court appearance. She would be sentenced with three other co-accused on Wednesday 11 February 2009.http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/02/najwa-last-appearance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-6882846547855556405Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:31:00 +00002009-02-17T14:30:29.657+01:00Behind the LensI made it onto the front page of various news papers and even on to the news this week.I was shooting the Najwa Petersen Trial for Rapport Newspaper in the Cape High Court. I feel very honored that my picture editor, Sharrief Jaffer, send me to document the high profile proceedings. Armed with cameras and lenses, I took on the job with determination to get the perfect shot. As a photojournalist Ihttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/02/behind-lens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-4709385999245952264Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:58:00 +00002009-03-19T17:43:27.336+01:00Big Boys Don't CryRashaad Staggies' daughter was shot in a police raid, in Bonteheuwel.The mystery shots that landed Ingrid Jacobs in hospital with two wounds in the stomach was allegedly fired by the police. The incident happened when the police raided a well known tik-den in Safraan Street in Bonteheuwel.An official attempted murder docket was opened, after it came to light that one of the bystanders filmed the http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/01/big-boys-dont-cry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-8221404708167666789Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:17:00 +00002021-11-27T12:08:56.513+01:00Cape Town MinstrelsThe streets in Cape Town exploded in a palette of vibrant colours as the “Cape Coons” or “Cape Town Minstrels” welcomed 2009.The participants in the Cape Minstrel Carnival, with their white faces, various musical instruments, feathers, drums and umbrellas entertained thousands of locals and also visitors to the mother city, as they marched up and down the streets of Cape Town.“Die Kaapse Klopse” http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2009/01/cape-town-minstrels-kaapse-klopse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-7158584133143163975Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:09:00 +00002009-01-12T13:51:28.844+01:00Najwa Petersen Murder TrialOn the 02 December, the Cape Town High Court found Najwa Petersen and two of her co-accused, guilty of robbery and murder of her husband, the music legend, Taliep Petersen.The court case and the controversy surrounding the murder of Taliep Peterson, caught the imagination of many South Africans. The truth, as it unfolded, has the elements of a modern day Soap Opera. The script, serving silent http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2008/12/najwa-petersen-murder-trial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-7565658284327796326Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:56:00 +00002008-12-09T18:06:55.004+01:00Arson?A house of one of the employees of Stellenbosch University burned to the ground.A unnamed man that was responsible for the fire was under the influence of alcohol and found sleeping on a chair outside the house whilst the fire was burning.The man is one of the caretakers of some of the animals that live on the property. With the quick response of some students that were attending horse riding http://stories.lizanelouw.com/2008/12/arson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7756799399542904737.post-1938483253651695849Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:55:00 +00002008-12-03T15:58:30.934+01:00Boy (3) dies in car"Mammie I am going to Granny to go fetch my clothes for church."This was the last words spoken by Shane Adams (3) to his mom, a couple of hours before he died tragically. Shane's body was found in a family friend's car a couple of hours after he accidentally locked himself in the back of the car. He was to young to know how to open the door from the inside.Family friends discovered the body afterhttp://stories.lizanelouw.com/2008/12/boy-dies-in-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lizane Louw)0