Tony Gum (born 1995) is a South African photographer.[1][2][3] Gum was born in Kwa Langa township in Cape Town, Western Cape Province.[1][4] She began her photographic career by posting selfies on Instagram;[5] this amateur effort quickly developed into a professional art career.[6] She was awarded the Miami Beach Pulse Prize in 2017.[7][8]
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