Billy Monk Collection

Bottles of Coca Cola and brandy are strewn about the tables and floors of The Catacombs nightclub, Cape Town, in just about every Billy Monk photograph. Brandy and Coke was the order of the day – here's a short video that explains why.

'Defiance and Decadence Under Apartheid' opens at The Hive Spring, Hong Kong, on Tuesday 17th September, showcasing 20 of Monk's images, some previously unseen. The show then travels to the INK ASIA fair from 4th – 7th October with Boogie Woogie Photography and then to The Container, Tokyo, from 21st October 2019 until 6th January 2020.