{"id":223095,"date":"2019-11-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/223095\/kamohelos-photographic-talent-rewarded\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T14:03:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:03:20","slug":"kamohelos-photographic-talent-rewarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/11\/12\/kamohelos-photographic-talent-rewarded\/","title":{"rendered":"Print Exclusive: Photographer snaps up award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kamohelo Mahlatsi (19), a Germiston High School learner and Katlehong resident, has a passion for telling stories and raising awareness through photography.<\/p>\n<p>When the GCN met the young self-taught photographer, who works under the pseudonym Groovy Kamo (GCN October 20), he explained that the opportunity to pursue his love of photography fell into his lap in 2016.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA group of friends, who were musicians, needed someone to help shoot their videos and promotional photos, and being interested in photography I said I\u2019d do it,\u201d Kamohelo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy passion just grew from there.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Recently Kamohelo\u2019s passion was rewarded when he won the Grade Eight to 12 division of the prestigious #MySA iPhotography category at the annual Excellence in Education Awards.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story be sure to get your copy of this week\u2019s Germiston City News, out Wednesday (November 13).<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE PRINT EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190510\/make-recycling-a-habit-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print Exclusive: Make recycling a habit in your life<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/220837\/you-need-to-act-fast-when-it-comes-to-a-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Print Exclusive: You need to act FAST when it comes to a stroke<\/a><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_223097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223097\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223097\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/45GCNGENERALPHOT_70375-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/45GCNGENERALPHOT_70375-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/45GCNGENERALPHOT_70375-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/45GCNGENERALPHOT_70375-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/11\/45GCNGENERALPHOT_70375.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-223097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Germiston High School learner Kamohelo Mahlatsi (19), from Katlehong, recently won first place in the Grade Eight to 12 division of the prestigious #MySA iPhotography category at the annual Excellence in Education Awards, with a photo from his The Envisioned Self series. 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