Our South African adventure was one of our best to date. We wandered Cape Town‘s hip streets, discovered a suburb of brightly painted houses, enjoyed beautiful food and wine in the prettiest vineyard, drove through the South African desert, and explored the dramatic coastline. But one of the most memorable visits was to a local black township where we discovered these colourful barbershops and salons.
My camera broke that day – epic blogging fail! – so I didn’t take any photos, which is why I’m excited to come across these photographs by Simon Weller. He documented the shops and salons for his beautiful coffee table book, South African Township Barbershops and Salons, published in 2009. It’s filled with charming signage art unique to these social hubs in the local black townships.
You can buy South African Township Barbershops and Salons by Simon Unwin here.
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These are truly amazing photographs. So colourful in juxtaposition to a lot of poverty. Yet the art serves to draw in the customers for a chat and a haircut as it does all the world over.