# Ernest Cole

> Ernest Levi Tsoloane Cole was a South African photographer. In the early 1960s, he started to freelance for clients such as Drum magazine, the Rand Daily Mail, and the Sunday Express. This made him South Africa's first black freelance photographer.

*South African photographer (1940-1990)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1940-03-21
- **Died:** 1990-02-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 1.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ernest_Cole)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5392913)

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