Zacharia Mashele
Hi, I'm Zacharia Mashele, a Cape Town-based photographer and videographer.
I specialise in events, lifestyle, and portraiture, capturing moments as they unfold with honesty and intention. My work is driven by a deep appreciation for the decisive moment: that fleeting instant where emotion, light, and story come together.
Through my lens, I aim to tell stories that resonate. Whether documenting people, spaces, or experiences, my approach is to create imagery that feels both authentic and evocative: work that sparks emotion through subtle, often abstract details.
If you're looking for photography or videography services, I'm here to help you tell your story with clarity, depth, and impact.
I work between communications and visual storytelling, creating photography and film that make complex stories easier to see, understand and remember.
Beyond commissions, Zacharia is a communications officer at Ndifuna Ukwazi and worked on camera for the documentary Mother City. The film’s team describes him as an artist and activist who believes in building solidarity through storytelling (from the team page on the film’s website).
How I work
Honesty and intention
Capturing moments as they unfold, with honesty and intention.
The decisive moment
That fleeting instant where emotion, light, and story come together.
Subtle detail
Imagery that feels authentic and evocative, sparking emotion through subtle, often abstract details.
Through my lens
8 photographs. Use the arrows to move on, or open any picture to see it full screen.
Lit only by a candle.
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Selected experience
Communications officer
Ndifuna Ukwazi
Camera
Mother City, feature documentary (2024)
Producer
Two Sides of the Same City, Ndifuna Ukwazi
Photographer and filmmaker
Mashele Media, Cape Town
Have a story to tell?
Let’s make something worth remembering.