Troepie Snapshots

This pictorial is a compilation of images obtained by the author while working on his first book-an oral history of pre-1994 South African Defense Force national service. It was illegal to take photos; however, there were inevitably those conscripts who ignored the rules, aiming their cheap, disposable cameras at whatever they could, but usually among comrades or when it was considered safe to do so. Inevitably certain images are poor in quality, often blurred and off-centre.