For over three decades, photojournalist Benny Gool (http://saphotojournal.co.za/index.php/photographers1/profiles/photographers-profiles-othermenu-884/187-benny-gool) was afforded the rare opportunity to chronicle the career of Nelson Mandela (http://www.nelsonmandela.org/). Working for The Cape Times, he captured both public and private moments of the first president of post-apartheid South Africa, collecting iconic photographs of the man many know as Madiba (http://mg.co.za/article/2013-02-08-being-mandela-madibas-granddaughters-tell-all-on-new-show).
Gool's images are the subject of a new exhibit at New York's POP International Galleries (http://www.popinternational.com/index.html), titled "MADIBA – Images of Nelson Mandela (http://www.popinternational.com/3/post/2013/01/madiba-images-of-nelson-mandela-by-benny-gool-february-13th-2012-at-pop-midtown.html)." Featuring portraits of Mandela's familiar smiling face, the show highlights everything from his momentous speeches to his celebrity encounters with icons like Michael Jackson and Princess Diana.
"MADIBA – Images of Nelson Mandela" goes on view at POP International Galleries in New York on February 13, 2013.
Scroll through a preview of the exhibit below and let us know how you are celebrating Black History Month (http://www.history.com/topics/black-history-month) in the comments section.
Via: HuffingtonPost