Tony Figueira (13 December 1959 inHuambo – 12 April 2017 inSwakopmund) was aNamibian photographer, journalist and businessman. He ownedStudio 77, a design studio inWindhoek.
Figueira was born inHuambo,Angola. The family moved toSouth West Africa when he was seven, and he attendedSt Paul's College inWindhoek.[1] He studied journalism atRhodes University inGrahamstown,South Africa, and graduated in 1984. As journalist, he worked for several radio stations including theVoice of America, and for anti-apartheid newspapers likeThe Rand Daily Mail.[2] Concentrating on photojournalism Figueira became known for documenting key moments in contemporary Southern African history, for instanceNelson Mandela's post-apartheid visit toRobben Island, andSam Nujoma's return from exile.[3]
Figueira suffered fromMultiple myeloma,[3] which he ultimately died from on 12 April 2017, aged 57.[4] TheNational Art Gallery of Namibia in April/May 2015 ran an exhibition to support him, titledFor Tony.[5]
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