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MAPALAKATA Published by @gost_books out now.

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@gost_books presents MAPALAKATA by @robin.bernstein , a deeply absorbing exploration of a historically, geologically, and geographically complex region of Southern Africa. The title, MAPALAKATA — meaning “visitors” — comes from oral histories and was originally used to describe Eastern traders who travelled through Southern Africa long before European colonisation. It provides a fitting starting point for a project concerned with the transient, cyclical nature of those who come to occupy, extract from, and reshape the land. 👉 Hit the link in our bio to read our review. All photos: © Robin Bernstein .⁠ .⁠ . . .⁠ #documentaryphotography #southafrica #photobook #portraits 19 Oct 2026

MAPALAKATA BOOK LAUNCH CAPE TOWN I am pleased to announce that the Cape Town launch event for my debut photobook MAPALAKATA will be held on the 30th of May at The A4 Arts Foundation (23 Buitenkant St, Cape Town, South Africa) from 10am-2pm. The book launch is running alongside the exhibition opening for 1,2,3 and the launch of Photo book! Photo-book! Photobook! Stay tuned to A4’s website or socials for updates on the schedule for the day. Those in Cape Town who have pre-ordered books and prints during the pre-sale will be able to collect these at the event. But don’t worry if you can’t make it - your copy will be sent to you after the launch. For those who missed the pre-sale, copies of the book will be available for purchase on the day, as well as a selection of new special edition prints. 20 May 2026

As part of the presale for the upcoming book MAPALAKATA, I am running a sale of some editioned prints from the project. These editions are exclusive to the launch of the book and won’t be available again. All colour prints are 8x10” Archival Pigment on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl and are made by Alex Schneideman @flowphotographic in London. The black and white print is an 11x14” Fibre Based Hand Print on Ilford MultiGrade FB Warm Tone (Semi-Matt) made by Kerfi Sarkari at @dot.imaging in London. All the details are available via the link in my bio. Prints are signed, stamped and limited by edition. Thank you for your support! 08 Jan 2026

Thanks @de_volkskrant for this spread on MAPALAKATA! @najibnafid @wimbossema @gost_books @nicola_jeffs_ 05 Nov 2026

I am very excited to announce a special edition of MAPALAKATA. Launching at @parisphotofair at 16:00 at the @gost_books booth L15. The special edition is comprised of a signed copy of ‘MAPALAKATA’, in a special edition clear acetate jacket made from a recovered GENERAL SURFACE PLAN — MSAULI MINE (AFRICAN CHRYSOTHIL ASBESTOS), 1968. It also includes an 11x13.2” C-Type colour print of ‘MAKHONJWA, 2022’. Limited to 25 editions. I will also be signing regular copies of the book. Please stop by if you are at the fair! The special edition is available for preorder via GOST Books or my website. “GENERAL SURFACE PLAN — MSAULI MINE (AFRICAN CHRYSOTHIL ASBESTOS), 1968” Msauli Mine operated as a large-scale asbestos mine in the Makhonjwa mountains from 1948 to 2001, after which time the mine was deserted. The mining town was dismantled during Covid lockdowns when security staff were pulled off the site. Materials from the town and mining apparatus were extracted for scrap value or repurposed for building use in surrounding communities. Today nature has reclaimed its hold over the remaining buildings. This map was collected from the rubble when I photographed the site in 2020. “MAKHONJWA, 2022” The Makhonjwa mountains are a part of The Great Escarpment, which separates the high and lowlands of Southern Africa. They form a significant part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt — the unique and ancient geological formation on which MAPALAKATA is set. Some say these mountains were the first land to emerge from the waters before the time of continents. Deep beneath them are encased traces of the oldest known life on Earth. Whilst driving back home from a relatively uneventful day in 2020, I saw a fire in the distance and shot a single frame with a new long lens that I hadn’t tested before. I was very surprised when I saw the negative, and I decided to look for more fires, but I could never quite be in the right place at the right time to capture one in the same way. Then, in late 2022, I was driving along a winding mountain pass when I saw smoke in the distance. Night was setting in, so I had to drive really quickly to get there in time and run down into the valley throu 09 Nov 2026

Good morning it’s GOST Books ( @gost_books ) here on the final day of our BOP takeover ( @bop_bristol ) We are shining a light this morning on the work of Robin Bernstein ( @robin.bernstein ) who will be with us in Bristol next month. Sign up to our newsletter for our signing plans, to be released early October. MAPALAKATA by Robin Bernstein engages with landscape via a visual reassessment of a key historical, geological and geographical region in Southern Africa. The title, meaning ‘visitors’, is drawn from oral histories and was used to describe traders from the East who moved through Southern Africa before European colonisation. It looks at the transient nature of ‘visitors’ to the landscape, drawing attention to how the history of the region is continually rewritten as different groups of people attempt to erase the narratives bound to their predecessors, each driven to occupy the space for the resources that it holds. This process leaves an archive of physical artefacts scattered across the landscape, which become ephemeral traces of the histories that have played out. 📸 Robin Bernstein. 10 Sep 2026

Please join us for the release of a special edition of MAPALAKATA. Launching at @parisphotofair this Saturday, 4pm at the @gost_books booth L15. The special edition is comprised of a signed copy of MAPALAKATA, in a special edition clear acetate jacket made from a recovered GENERAL SURFACE PLAN — MSAULI MINE (AFRICAN CHRYSOTHIL ASBESTOS), 1968. (Above) It also includes an 11x13.2” C-Type colour print of “MAKHONJWA, 2022”. Limited to 25 editions. I will also be signing regular copies of the book and hanging out at the fair across the weekend. Get in touch if you’d like to connect! “GENERAL SURFACE PLAN — MSAULI MINE (AFRICAN CHRYSOTHIL ASBESTOS), 1968” Msauli Mine operated as a large-scale asbestos mine in the Makhonjwa mountains from 1948 to 2001, after which time the mine was deserted. The mining town was dismantled during Covid lockdowns when security staff were pulled off the site. Materials from the town and mining apparatus were extracted for scrap value or repurposed for building use in surrounding communities. Today nature has reclaimed its hold over the remaining buildings. This map was collected from the rubble when I photographed the site in 2020. “GENERAL SURFACE PLAN — MSAULI MINE (AFRICAN CHRYSOTHIL ASBESTOS), 1968” Msauli Mine operated as a large-scale asbestos mine in the Makhonjwa mountains from 1948 to 2001, after which time the mine was deserted. The mining town was dismantled during Covid lockdowns when security staff were pulled off the site. Materials from the town and mining apparatus were extracted for scrap value or repurposed for building use in surrounding communities. Today nature has reclaimed its hold over the remaining buildings. This map was collected from the rubble when I photographed the site in 2020. “MAKHONJWA, 2022” The Makhonjwa mountains are a part of The Great Escarpment, which separates the high and lowlands of Southern Africa. They form a significant part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt — the unique and ancient geological formation on which MAPALAKATA is set. Some say these mountains were the first land to emerge from the waters before the time of continents. Deep beneath them are encased traces of the oldest 11 Nov 2026

Alpha, Sihle, Sphesihle & Omega, 2022. From MAPALAKATA. Published by @gost_books. 08 Oct 2026

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Out today on @liberationfr! Thanks to @lauraclrd @nicola_jeffs_ @gost_books. Link in bio 🔗 07 Nov 2026

“It’s not a display of raised fists to be taken all that seriously…” The photographer Robin Bernstein was visiting a smallholding in Mpumalanga, South Africa, when these two teenagers ran out of the house and started play-fighting for the camera, squaring up in front of a plot of maize and a water tank. The only riled-up party present, was the small black-and-white dog, which “ran around, barked a little bit, and then turned on its heels and ran - I popped off the frame as it was leaping back.” Robin Bernstein (@robin.bernstein ) speaks to Killian Fox (@killianfox0 ) in today’s Observer about this image, featured in ‘Mapalakata‘, his inaugural book which is available now. Learn more about ‘Mapalakata’ and read the full feature via the link in biog 🔗 Thanks to Cheryl Newman for the edit on this piece (@cherylnewman1) 02 Aug 2026

MAPALAKATA by Robin Bernstein Arriving soon and available now for pre-order. MAPALAKATA engages with landscape via a visual reassessment of a key historical, geological and geographical region in Southern Africa. The title, meaning ‘visitors’, is drawn from oral histories and was used to describe traders from the East who moved through Southern Africa before European colonisation. The work is situated in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on the escarpment bordering Mozambique and Eswatini. A place where lush cliffs abruptly pierce the hot, red earth of the lowlands. Itserves as a geo-physical symbol for the edge of the South African frontier. A collision point that has inspired countless folk tales and the beginnings of the modern-day story of gold in South Africa. Today, plantations of foreign trees blanket the landscape while mills churn steam as they pulp pine into paper. In the valleys below, gold mines that have been chiming steel against rock for the past one hundred years ring their ceaseless chorus. The surrounding terrain is littered with relics of another time — the remnants of a forgotten pre-colonial society and wild descendants of horses abandoned during wars and a failed gold rush. 20 Jun 2026

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