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M y n a m e i s M i n e n h l e S i p h e s i h l e N t u l i a n d I a m a J n r . A r c h i t e c t a n d e m e r g i n g c r e a t i v e f r o m t h e c i t y o f D u r b a n . O n a n y d a y I w o u l d g l a d l y c o n f e s s t h a t I a m a n a v i d v o t a r y o f t h e w o r k b y v i s u a l a r t i s t , L i J o s h u a .

A s a c r e a t i v e I a m a g r e a t f a n o f i d e n t i t y, m e a n i n g a n d d e t a i l , w h i c h a r e a l l e l e m e n t s t h a t I d e e m t o b e p r e s e n t i n X Y L O N 1 0 0 0 ’ s a r t i s t r y.T h e c r e a t i v e s e c t o r , l i k e a n y i n d u s t r y, i s v e r y c o m p e t i t i v e t h u s i t b e c o m e s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t o n e o b t a i n s a s e n s e o f i d e n t i t y a n d i n d i v i d u a l i s m t h a t h e l p s t h e m t o s t a n d o u t a n d b e r e l e v a n t . F r o m w h e r e I s t a n d L i J o s h u a h a s a c h i e v e d t h e s e t h i n g s w i t h h i s a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l a n d c o n s i s t e n c y i n u s i n g s p e c i f i c e l e m e n t s t h a t m a k e t h e w o r k m e m o r a b l e a n d i d e n t i f i a b l e .

O n e o f t h e e l e m e n t s o f h i s w o r k t h a t s t a n d o u t f o r m e , a s a t y p o g r a p h y f a n , i s t h e c o n s i s t e n t , n e a t a n d c l e a n f o n t . I p e r s o n a l l y f e e l i t ’ s s o e f f e c t i v e a n d f i t t i n g t h a t I j u s t h a d t o d r o p a c o m m e n t o n I n s t a g r a m a n d a s k f o r i t s n a m e .

E s t a b l i s h i n g a n i d e n t i t y s e e m s t o n o t h a v e b o t t l e d u p t h e s t y l e o f w o r k a s i t c o n t i n u e s a z t o b e n e o t e r i c i n t h e a p p r o a c h , f i n d i n g a n a l m o s t p e r f e c t b a l a n c e b e t w e e n h a v i n g a n i d e n t i t y a n d s t i l l h a v i n g n o r e s t r i c t i n g s e t o f r u l e s .

I h a v e g r e a t r e s p e c t f o r m i n i m a l a r t i s t s a s t h e y b u r d e n t h e m s e l v e s w i t h a j o b o f s t r i p p i n g a l l t h a t i s f u t i l e a n d k e e p i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y, a n d r e l e v a n t e l e m e n t s t o c o m m u n i c a t e t h e i r c o n c e p t s / i d e a s . F r o m t h e m o n o c h r o m a t i c m i n i m a l i s m t o t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f d a r i n g c o l o u r s e v e r y n o w a n d t h e n , t h i s g u y ’ s w o r k r e m a i n s s o m e t h a t I a m a l w a y s o n t h e l o o k o u t f o r a s I s e a r c h d a i l y f o r i n s p i r a t i o n a s a n u p c o m i n g c r e a t i v e m y s e l f .

- M i n e n h l e D u s t S p h e N t u l i

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f o r K r e e

A L i J o s h u a P u b l i c a t i o n

S u p p o r t e d b y D I S PA R AT E O n l i n e M a g a z i n e i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h T h e B l v c k B o o k P r o j e c t

D i g i t a l l y p u b l i s h e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n 2 0 1 6C o p y r i g h t © L i J o s h u a

A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . N o p a r t o f t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n m a y b e r e p r o d u c e d , s o r t e d i n a r e t r i e v a l s y s t e m , o r t r a n s m i t t e d , i n a n y f o r m o r b y a n y m e a n s , w i t h o u t p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n i n w r i t i n g f r o m t h e p u b l i s h e r . A l l

a r t w o r k c r e a t e d b y a r t i s t u n l e s s s t a t e d a n d c r e d i t e d o t h e r w i s e , p e r t a i n i n g t o i s o l a t e d v i s u a l e l e m e n t s u s e d i n t h e n a t u r e o f v i s u a l a r t s .

P u b l i s h e d i n S o u t h A f r i c a b y D I S PA R AT E S T U D I O S f o r L i J o s h u a A K A X y l o n 1 0 0 0

@ X Y L O N 1 0 0 0d i s p a r a t e . c o . z a

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B e i n g c r e a t i v e h a s a l w a y s b e e n a n i n s t i n c t u a l t h i n g f o r m e . H a v i n g t o c o m p i l e a n d c u r a t e t h e f o l l o w i n g c o l l e c t i o n o f m y w o r k i s p r o b a b l y t h e o n l y t i m e I ’ v e b e e n a b l e t o b e i n t r o s p e c t i v e w i t h m y c r e a t i v e p r o c e s s e s . I ’ m g l a d I d i d .

A h u g e t h a n k y o u t o t h e m a n y p e o p l e w h o h a v e i n s p i r e d , i n f l u e n c e d a n d c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h m e o n t h i s p r o j e c t . Yo u r p a s s i o n a n d e n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e l o v e o f i d e a s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o f u e l m e u n t i l t h e e n d o f d a y s .

T h e i m a g e s s h o w c a s e d o n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s a r e a c o l l e c t i o n o f m y c r e a t i v e w o r k s w i t h i n t h e v i s u a l c o m m u n i c a t i v e s p h e r e o f m a l e f a s h i o n . E n j o y .

- L i J o s h u a A K A X Y L O N 1 0 0 0 .

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SPREAD: MAN ON FIRE, ARCHIVE #4_073 MODEL: KYLE EDDY, PORTFOLIO

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SPREAD: OOTD ARCHIVE #7_034 MODEL: RUAL SANTOS, TEST SHOOT B

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THIS PAGE: PORTRAIT ARCHIVE #6_064 MODEL: KAELIN HERCULES, TEST SHOOT A

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I d o n ’ t w a n t t o s o u n d t o o c l i c h é a n d s a y l i f e i s m y s o l e

i n s p i r a t i o n , b u t i n a w a y i t r e a l l y i s . I a m t r u l y i n s p i r e d b y

p e o p l e : t h e i r f a c e s i n s p a c e s a n d p l a c e s t o b e e x a c t . F o r

m e , e a c h p e r s o n i s a c h a r a c t e r w a i t i n g t o b e c a p t u r e d , a n

i n d i v i d u a l i n h a b i t i n g a p e r s o n a t h a t r e f l e c t s a c e r t a i n f a c e t

o f w h o t h e y a r e , o r w h o t h e y m i g h t b e . T h e m u t u a l s p a c e

o f d o c u m e n t a t i o n w e s h a r e a s a r t i s t a n d s u b j e c t i s t r u l y a

m a g i c a l o n e .

To w i t n e s s t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f a n i n d i v i d u a l , e v e n f o r

a f e w h o u r s ( o r h o w e v e r l o n g a p h o t o s h o o t m i g h t t a k e )

t r i g g e r s i d e a s a n d g e t s m y n e u r o n s f i r i n g . F o r m e i t ’ s a b o u t

a n i d e a p e r s o n i f i e d . I k n o w t h e r e a r e s o m e t h a t m i g h t s a y

t h e s e i m a g e s a r e n ’ t f a s h i o n , l e t a l o n e m a l e f a s h i o n . I ’ m n o t

s a y i n g t h e y ’ r e w r o n g . F a s h i o n , i n t h e g e n r e o f p h o t o g r a p h y,

i s a c o m f o r t a b l e o n e f o r m e . I t ’ s a l a n d o f m a k e b e l i e v e ,

w h e r e w e c a n d r e s s u p a g i r l t o b e a b o y o r a t h u g t o b e a

g e n t l e m a n a n d s o f o r t h . A m I a l i a r f o r d o i n g s o ? N o . I ’ m a n

a r t i s t . I u s e l i e s t o e x e r c i s e t r u t h s .

I n t h e g r a n d s c h e m e o f t h i n g s , I f e e l t h a t m a l e f a s h i o n i s n ’ t

c o m p l e t e l y u n p a c k a g e d o n a l o c a l D u r b a n l e v e l . M a y b e i t ’ s

t h e l a c k o f m e n s w e a r b e i n g d e s i g n e d i n D u r b a n ? I ’ m n o t

e n t i r e l y s u r e . I d o f i n d i t a n e x c i t i n g g e n r e t o p l a y a r o u n d

w i t h . E v e n t h o u g h t h i s i s , i n a w a y, m y 1 s t a t t e m p t , i t ’ s a

g e n r e t h a t I l o o k f o r w a r d t o e x p l o r i n g f u r t h e r , e s p e c i a l l y

i n a n e d i t o r i a l s e n s e . O n e t h i n g I a m c e r t a i n o f i s t h a t i n a

c o l l e c t i v e e f f o r t t h e 0 3 1 h a s p o t e n t i a l t o b e a m a j o r

f a s h i o n i n f l u e n c e .

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SPREAD: DISPARATE MAG ISSUE 4, ARCHIVE #3_022 MODEL: CHAD BRISSETT, BTS PORTRAIT

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SPREAD: COLLECTION ACCESSORIES SHOOT, ARCHIVE #7_070 MODEL: DELON QAID LEONARD

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SPREAD: PORTRAIT, PORTFOLIO SHOOTARCHIVE #6_022 MODEL: ALAIN FIRMIN

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SPREAD: COLLECTION COVER SHOOT, ARCHIVE #6_001 MODEL: CHAD KOEKEMOER

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SPREAD: TALES OF AN URBAN BOY, ARCHIVE #8_001 MODEL: KYLE EDDY

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I b e g a n m y f o r m a l a r t i s t i c t r a i n i n g s t u d y i n g p h o t o g r a p h y

a t t h e D u r b a n U n i v e r s i t y o f Te c h n o l o g y ( D U T ) . I w a s

y o u n g , u n d e c i d e d a n d h a d w a y t o o m u c h g o i n g o n i n m y

h e a d t o t h i n k l o g i c a l l y. A s t i m e p a s s e d I r e a l i z e d t h a t

a p h o t o g r a p h w a s n e v e r t h e b e g i n n i n g a n d t h e e n d f o r

m e , I a l w a y s h a d i n t e n t i o n f o r e v e r y p h o t o g r a p h t h a t I

c a p t u r e d . I w a n t e d t o s l a p s o m e t y p o g r a p h y o n i t f o r

s o m e i n d i e b a n d ’s a l b u m a r t , o r i m p o s e i t i n a p o s t -

a p o c a l y p t i c c i t y. B e t t e r y e t , I w a n t e d t o c o v e r a b u i l d i n g

i n t h e m i d d l e o f We s t S t r e e t w i t h a p h o t o , s o I m o v e d o n

( N B . L i z a , I d i d n ’ t s a y d r o p p e d o u t : D ) . E v o l v i n g i n t o

t h e w o r l d o f g r a p h i c d e s i g n s e e m e d l i k e t h e r i g h t m o v e .

I n e v e r l o o k e d b a c k a n d f e d o f f t h e n e w f o u n d c r e a t i v e

c o n f i d e n c e I w a s g i v e n .

T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t c r e a t i v e l e s s o n s I a c q u i r e d a s a

g r a p h i c d e s i g n e r w e r e t h e f o l l o w i n g :

• C o n c e p t i s k i n g

• K e e p i t s i m p l e s t u p i d

• R u l e s a r e m a l l e a b l e

• N e v e r s t o p p l a y i n g .

I c a n c o n f i d e n t l y s a y t h a t i t ’ s a s e t o f c r i t e r i a I ’ v e a l w a y s

w e i g h e d a f i n a l p i e c e a g a i n s t . E s p e c i a l l y t h e r u l e a b o u t

p l a y i n g ! I d o n ’ t w a n t t o j u s t c l i c k a s h u t t e r ; I l o v e g e t t i n g

m y h a n d s d i r t y. I w a n t t o h e l p w i t h t h e s t y l i n g , s o u r c i n g

t h e r e f e r e n c e , b e t t e r y e t l e t m e h e l p y o u d e s i g n t h e

g a r m e n t . T h e c o n s t a n t c r e a t i v e f l u i d i t y m a k e s m e m o r e

c o n f i d e n t w i t h e a c h s h o o t . T h e g r e a t e s t s a t i s f a c t i o n

f o r m e i s s e e i n g a c o n c e p t c o m e t o l i f e . F r o m a s i m p l e

p o r t r a i t b e i n g c a p t u r e d , t o a s h o o t t h a t d e f i e s t h e r u l e s o f

p h y s i c s , t h e p o s t p r o c e s s i s w h e r e I h a v e t h e m o s t f u n . I t ’ s

w h e r e i m p o s s i b l e i s n o t h i n g a n d a l l s e n t i m e n t s o f l o g i c

a r e o f t e n q u e s t i o n e d . T h a t ’ s w h a t v i s u a l a r t i s f o r m e ,

c r e a t i n g a n d c o m p o s i n g a p i c t u r e t h a t w i l l b u r n i n y o u r

m e m o r y u n t i l y o u s e e t h e n e x t o n e .

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SPREAD: TALES OF AN URBAN BOY, ARCHIVE #8_002-005 MODEL: KYLE EDDY

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SPREAD: PORTRAIT, PORTFOLIO SHOOTARCHIVE #6_038-041 MODEL: ALAIN FIRMIN

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SPREAD: A BIG BLUR OF BLUE, ARCHIVE #5_032 MODEL: KAELIN HERCULES, PORTFOLIO

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THIS PAGE PORTRAIT, TEST SHOOT ARCHIVE #8_043 MODEL: YOSHEN NAIR

OPPOSITE PAGE DISPARATE ISSUE 5 COVER SHOOT ARCHIVE #4_073 MODEL: MICHEAL DOVE

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THIS PAGE AVANT-CRAIG, TEST SHOOT ARCHIVE #2_062 MODEL: CRAIG MALAN

OPPOSITE PAGE DISPARATE ISSUE 8 COVER SHOOT ARCHIVE #9_043 MODEL: ROBBIE MULLER STYLING AND POST EDIT: LI JOSHUA, YOSHEN NAIR MAKE UP: NOMBUSO NGCOBO IMAGE: JEROME STOFFELS, LI JOSHUA

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SPREAD: LWANSTA FOR NORMVL PROMO ART, ARCHIVE #2_027-028 MODEL: LWANSTA NKANYUZA FOR HYPE MAG SA.

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THIS PAGE: VISUAL PLAY, ARCHIVE #6_029 MODEL: CHAD KOEKEMOER

OPPOSITE PAGE: VISUAL PLAY, ARCHIVE #6_021 MODEL: SANELE BALINTABA

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SPREAD: VISUAL PLAY, SHAPE AND FORMARCHIVE #6_036 MODEL: CHAD KOEKEMOER, JETHRO KIRTON FOR DISPARATE MAG ISSUE 5PRINT BY: PINMIG

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THIS PAGE: DEFACE PT-1 ARCHIVE #5_081 MODEL: REECE OGLE

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I c o u l d p r o b a b l y w r i t e y o u a l e n g t h y l i s t o f t h e v a r i o u s

a r t i s t s t h a t h a v e i n s p i r e d m e o v e r t i m e . I f t h e r e i s o n e a r t i s t

I k e e p c o m i n g b a c k t o , a n d a m i n c o n s t a n t a d m i r a t i o n o f ,

i t ’ s N i c k K n i g h t . T h e r e ’ s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t h i s v i s i o n a n d

b r a v e r y i n e x e c u t i n g t h a t v i s i o n t h a t e x c i t e s m e . I f i n d

m y s e l f h a v i n g m a n y a “ w h a t w o u l d N i c k d o ? ” m o m e n t .

M a y b e I s h o u l d p u t t h a t o n a t - s h i r t a n d t a g h i m i n a n

I n s t a g r a m p o s t . A t t h e r o o t o f t h a t a d m i r a t i o n i s a s e n s e o f

t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y. H o w c a n I , v i a a v i s u a l p i e c e , c r e a t e a

s e n s e o f m y s t e r y, a l l u r e , e v e n u n s e t t l e m e n t ? I t ’ s a n a e s t h e t i c

I ’ v e t r i e d m y b e s t t o p r a c t i c e o v e r t h e y e a r s . I w a n t t o

c r e a t e w o r k t h a t e v o k e s e m o t i o n , i g n i t e s o p i n i o n s a n d

u l t i m a t e l y c r e a t e s c h a n g e .

I ’ m n o t t r y i n g t o b r i n g a b o u t w o r l d p e a c e o r w h a t e v e r , I j u s t

w a n t p e o p l e t o g o b e y o n d a m i n d s e t o f “ o h t h a t ’ s a p r e t t y

p i c t u r e ” b u t w h e t h e r I ’ v e d o n e t h a t i s y e t t o b e c o n f i r m e d .

I d o n ’ t t h i n k I h a v e , b u t t h e n o t i o n o f w o r k i n g t o w a r d s t h a t

g o a l i s w h a t k e e p s m e c r e a t i n g .

O v e r t i m e I ’ v e d e v e l o p e d m y o w n t i p s a n d t r i c k s . I d o n ’ t

f e e l I ’ m a t r a d i t i o n a l p h o t o g r a p h e r b y a n y s e n s e o f t h e

t i t l e , w h i c h i s w h y I o p t f o r t h e t i t l e o f v i s u a l a r t i s t i n s t e a d .

L a b e l s m a k e m e u n c o m f o r t a b l e , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n i t c o m e s t o

c r e a t i v e w o r k s . I u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e y e x i s t , a n d t h a t t h e y

b r i n g u n d e r s t a n d i n g b y c o m p a r t m e n t a l i z a t i o n . I m e a n w e

a r e , b y h u m a n p r o g r a m m i n g , d e s i g n e d t o p u t t h i n g s i n t o

b o x e s a n d l a b e l t h e m . P e r h a p s I ’ v e b e e n c r e a t i n g a n e w

b o x . I s i t t o o a r r o g a n t t o s t a t e s u c h a t h i n g ?

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THIS PAGE: DEFACE PT-2 ARCHIVE #7_057 MODEL: KYLE EDDY

OPPOSITE PAGE: DEFACE PT-3 ARCHIVE #7_073 MODEL: KAELIN HERCULES

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THIS PAGE: DISPARATE MAG COVER SHOOT ISSUE 7ARCHIVE #5_093 MODEL: JAROD MASON

OPPOSITE PAGE: DISPARATE MAG POSTER SHOOT ISSUE 5ARCHIVE #4_086 MODEL: ERIC STEENKAMP

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SPREAD: BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY, FASHION FEATURE ARCHIVE #1_037 MODEL: TARYN KETTLE STYLING: LI JOSHUA HAIR AND MAKE UP: KIM JOSHUA

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SPREAD: BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY, FASHION FEATURE ARCHIVE #1_041-046 MODEL: TARYN KETTLE STYLING: LI JOSHUA HAIR AND MAKE UP: KIM JOSHUA

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MOMENTS - KYLE AND KREE METH

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Yo s h e n N a i r, f o r y o u r c o n t i n u o u s s u p p o r t a n d l o g i c a l r e f i n e m e n t o f m y c r e a t i v e

w o r k , I a m b l e s s e d t o h a v e s u c h s k i l l s b y m y s i d e . K y l e M e t h f o r k e e p i n g m e

g r o u n d e d a n d c h a l l e n g i n g m e , e v e n w h e n n o o n e e l s e h a s d a r e d t o . J e s s i c a v a n

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