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Lauren Clifford-Holmes

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Lauren Clifford-Holmes

Lauren Clifford-Holmes is the multimedia editor and is in love with life behind the lens. Working in both video and stills, she seeks to tell the stories which matter most — from work relating to the environment, the rhino wars and social issues, to arts and entertainment. She's energetic, passionate and hardworking. She also happens to be a big fan of dress up parties and is mad about boxing training and horses.

The Mail & Guardian’s photo editor selects this week’s top photos from around the world.

World’s top pics: May 21 to 28

The Mail & Guardian’s photo editor selects this week’s top photos from around the world.

The M&G’s Lauren Clifford-Holmes reflects on her trip to Chad where she visited refugee camps filled with families trying to escape Boko Haram.

Lake Chad: Where refugees flee from Boko Haram

The M&G’s Lauren Clifford-Holmes reflects on her trip to Chad where she visited refugee camps filled with families trying to escape Boko Haram.

We have rounded up some of most popular videos on YouTube for the month of October.

YouTube viral videos of October

From a prank on a gold digger to Russell Brand on politics, we round-up the top five YouTube viral videos that South Africans loved this month.

Shine on, South Africa

A multimedia project celebrating people who make a difference gives a clear portrait of the country.

Artwork by Susan Woolf.

Thing of beauty: We Love Mandela exhibition

SA artists have used the figure of Nelson Mandela as their muse and metaphor, depicting the many sides of the man people believe they know well.

Caught watching: Turner Adams unflinchingly returns the viewer’s gaze in Gordon Clark’s photograph.

Tracing a life gone awry

Turner Adams, at the centre of photographer Gordon Clark’s latest body of work, is an extraordinary subject.

The importance of being Ernie

The importance of being Ernie

Gordon Clark’s latest work, <em>Ernie Lastig Occurrence</em>, reveals life on the Cape Flats and the inevitable journey from childhood to gangster.

A short life

A short life, richly lived

Leon Botha, an accomplished South African painter and DJ, as well as one of the world’s oldest survivors of progeria, died on June 5.

Hammerl shot by Gadaffi’s forces

Journalists call for Hammerl’s release

Friends and media activists have rallied to demand the release of Anton Hammerl, the SA lensman believed to be held by Gaddafi forces in Libya.

Emancipation takes pride of place

Emancipation takes pride of place

To be included in the Deutsche Bank Collection, is a big accolade for any artist. For SA artist and photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa, it’s an honour.

Most viewed M&G multimedia of 2010

The most viewed <em>Mail and Guardian</em> multimedia of 2010, from the hilarity of the dancing striker to our exclusive series on refugees.

Change springs from deep in the past

Photographer Araminta de Clermont captures the profound transformation of young men after initiation, writes <b>Lauren Clifford-Holmes</b>.

Full circle in the city centre

Marc Shoul gives <strong>Lauren Clifford-Holmes</strong> the lowdown on the creative process behind Flatlands.

Mthethwa’s balancing act

Mthethwa’s balancing act

<em>Lauren Clifford-Holmes</em> speaks to artist Zwelethu Mthethwa about the difficulty of portraying poverty in photography.

The fibre of reality

Lauren Clifford-Holmes speaks to the artists behind an evocative photographic exhibition that celebrates the darker side of the human spirit.