Ernest Cole photographs – Ernest Cole exhibitions

Cole, born in South Africa in 1940, was one of the first Black freelance photographers in his native country.

A black-and-white photograph of a young man wearing a sweater, hunched over a table, drawing on a piece of paper illuminated by a single candle, with darkness surrounding him.

“House of Bondage: Vintage Prints from the Ernest Cole Family Trust – Part II” is on view at Magnum Gallery through March 29, 2025.

Ernest Cole photographs – Ernest Cole exhibitions