Kamo Machaba

Kamo Machaba

multi-disciplinary artist

multi-disciplinary artist

I’m a Johannesburg based multi-disciplinary artist specialising in photography, set design, fashion styling I am incredibly passionate about storytelling and doing so in bright, vivid colours.


I developed my  photographic eye and  my  photographic style through  enamoured love for fashion. In the fashion world models tower above buildings, colour rules the canvas and lighting is a fundamental part of telling a story through the still image and its muses. This led me down the immensely creative and free flowing path that is editorial and fine art photography, where I would find my aesthetic home.


Since doing so I have embarked on the creation of a number of various photo series such as Ready-To -Eat, which highlighted harmful characterisations and unrealistic perspectives regarding healthy, neat and presentable hair for the African person. I play with the idea of wearing food as fashion and  having fashion as food ,this is shown  in the  one of the portraits in my  series called “HEALTHY HAIR “where i had made a head prop out of fresh broccoli.  


As an artist i have a responsibility to highlight something through my work & have meaningful & necessary conversations which contributes to shape shifting culture & moving it toward

I’m a Johannesburg based multi-disciplinary artist specialising in photography, set design, fashion styling I am incredibly passionate about storytelling and doing so in bright, vivid colours.


I developed my  photographic eye and  my  photographic style through  enamoured love for fashion. In the fashion world models tower above buildings, colour rules the canvas and lighting is a fundamental part of telling a story through the still image and its muses. This led me down the immensely creative and free flowing path that is editorial and fine art photography, where I would find my aesthetic home.


Since doing so I have embarked on the creation of a number of various photo series such as Ready-To -Eat, which highlighted harmful characterisations and unrealistic perspectives regarding healthy, neat and presentable hair for the African person. I play with the idea of wearing food as fashion and  having fashion as food ,this is shown  in the  one of the portraits in my  series called “HEALTHY HAIR “where i had made a head prop out of fresh broccoli.  


As an artist i have a responsibility to highlight something through my work & have meaningful & necessary conversations which contributes to shape shifting culture & moving it toward