Victor Matom

2001 FiftyCrows PhotoFund Winner

About Victor

Born June 4, 1959, Victor Matom lived in an informal settlement near Johannesburg, called Orange Farm. He supported himself through high school and college with part time photography jobs, taking pictures of weddings, parties and other events. In 1984 he began his career as a professional photographer.

In the late 1980s Matom established the Brotherhood of Photography, a program that trains underprivileged youth. Matom freelances and teaches photography to children in informal settlements. He has worked for many publications, and from 1994 to 1996 he was a special photo correspondent to US News and World Report. His images have been exhibited in the UK, Denmark, Japan and his home country of South Africa.