Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
KARATARA is a tiny settlement on the edge of the Knysna Forest. Originally established to accommodate forestry workers, the population has dwindled as the industry has faded. Those who remain seem somehow lost in time, part of a forgotten era.
The late South African photographer, Pierre Crocquet spent a lot of time in Karatara from 2004 to 2006. Residents were initially wary and suspicious, and it took a while before they agreed to be photographed. His portraits from that time are compassionate, empathetic and compelling. Pierre Crocquet died in 2013 at the age of 42. This copy is signed and inscribed by Pierre on the title page, signed copies are now scarce.