Sazi Dlamini is a special and unusual father. He is a musician studying for his doctorate. His wife is an architect and lecturer. Their initial separate roots ( Sazi from a township and Christine from a previously ‘white” suburb in Durban) have settled in the soil of Seaview, a lower middleclass mixed suburb of Durban. They have one child Zwelisizwe (meaning New Voice), a product of their relationship and love.

My photo essay journeys into the life of Sazi, a special father whose care and love for their child is extraordinary, often taking responsibility for cooking, and childcare. Sazi is a “Special Father” and part of a special family.