Mlungisi Mbele has been a photographer since he left school. In 2012, he started freelancing for Media 24 (Daily Sun & Sunday Sun). He is a self-taught photographer who picked up a camera and pressed “click” and life fell into place. He has since documented hundreds of events from the South African president to show business, fashion shows, celebrities and politicians. He currently worked with international and local news agencies like Agence France Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP) and Getty Images. Mlungisi loves storytelling, documenting everyday life and fashion projects. He won regional award in 2022, in Vodacom Journalist of The Year Awards in sport category. He has taken photographs of everyday moments and small happenings in his life and these pictures make up bits and pieces of his life story, and tell a bit about who is he, from his perspective. He is notable for being the favourite photographer for events like Vodacom Durban July (VDJ handicap is a South African thorough bred horse race held annually on the first Saturday of July since 1897 at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal), 2019 General Elections in South Africa, 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, SAMA Awards, Metro FM music awards, Africa tourism (Tourism Indaba), Crown Gospel Award’s ceremony, Amantshontsho Maskandi awards, Umkhosi weLembe, Indoni Miss Cultural, Gcwalisa Mabhida event (big event by maskandi artist), Xenophobia Attacks in 2015(News24 & Daily Sun), The New Age business breakfast (live on SABC 2), African National Congress 107th birthday, Weeding of SABC news Reader Bathabile Mbhele in 2014, Africa Tourism Indaba, Durban Fashion Fair & many more events that are happening in the country.