Bicycle Portraits

Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler photographed portraits of over 500 cyclists in South Africa and recorded their stories. They are now attempting to publish the 165 best of these interviews and photos in three books called Bicycle Portraits. The books are designed by Gabrielle Guy and have an absolutely beautiful addition to them: hand-painted watercolor maps by South African artist Gabrielle Raaff for each individual cyclist. The photographs are gorgeous and the book as a whole is a compelling compilation that illustrates South African cycling culture. (Bicycle Portraits is currently pending publication depending on Kickstarter funding.)—Charis Poon