political hectares

Extreme economic differences, racial thinking, uneven chances of education and work, as well as corruption split the South African society. Even 25 years after the end of Apartheid many major problems remain unsolved: The majority of black people lives in poverty. One of the biggest discussions - the land-debate. As a consequence of history the white minority (8,5%) owns 73% of the agriculturally used land. People demand a radical land-reform. Far-left political parties like the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Black Land First (BLF) demand expropriation of farmland without compensation. Attacks on farmers and their land occur. The white landowners feel threatened, isolate themselves, and radicalize. No one wants to compromise. Quite the opposite. Conflict between black and white is rising before the elections 2019.

Lucas Bäuml

Lucas Bäuml was born in 1997 in Bremen, Germany. Since 2016 he studies Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany. In 2018 he attended the NikonNOOR Masterclass in Turino.