A jarring juxtaposing of inequality can be found in dozens of places in South Africa, says Johnny Miller, the photographer whose work recently featured in the cover of Time magazine.
Miller has been documenting such cases of rich and poor living side by side through aerial photographs for his project Unequal Scenes, which highlights parts of South Africa – and the world – where wealth divides are clearly visible from the air. In many cases, residents in wealthier suburbs had little idea how close they were situated to areas grappling with severe poverty, says Miller.
The Time cover featured an aerial photograph of the Johannesburg suburbs of Primrose and Makause to showcase South Africa as the most unequal country on earth. Miller says he plans to continue his Unequal Scenes project this year. He has also set up a project called africanDRONE, incubated by Code For Africa, which is empowering African drone operators, journalists, and enthusiasts to use drones for good.
“We see drones as profoundly democratic pieces of technology and want to use them to further understanding and awareness of our world,” he says.Photo: Johnny Miller. Cape TownDurbanMiller's work has now also taken him to other unequal societies – and his photos show that places such as Mexico City also have their share on inequality jarringly visible from the air.
BISouthAfrica I don't know who we are blaming here, this project should be a motivation to those who are not so well to do. Work hard, find money and u won't have to skip town to live well. U may mean well, but u might be encouraging something that's already going on
BISouthAfrica Not really the same thing. In SA the difference is not only spatial but racial as well. There is also a very recent historical context. It’s a volatile situation
BISouthAfrica The world over
BISouthAfrica Your point?
BISouthAfrica cartoonsyd
BISouthAfrica I wldnt want to rich so close to the poor. Its provocative. I wld want to stay far away please.
BISouthAfrica Pretty normal in Third world countries. Could be Rio, Kampala, Guatemala or Cairo.