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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  5. ^ Leitzes, Cary (15 November 2016). "15 Artists Who Are Changing Their World—And Ours". ELLE. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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