South African photographer Juda Ngwenya is remembered
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A memorial service has been held in South Africa for Juda Ngwenya, a former photographer for the Reuters news agency who documented some of the most pivotal moments in his country's transition from white racist rule to multi-racial democracy.
A speaker on the stage repeatedly pressed the shutter on his camera in a staccato salute to Ngwenya during the service in a Johannesburg church on Wednesday.
South Africa's deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, sent a message of tribute that was read at the event by his spokesman.
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Ngwenya photographed conflict during South Africa's apartheid years as well as moments of great hope, including when Nelson Mandela voted in the first all-race elections on April 27, 1994.
Ngwenya, who also worked widely in Africa, died Oct. 19 after suffering a stroke.