He is the author of a number of photographic books. His first book co-authored with Fatima Meer was "A Letter to Farzanah",it was published by the Institute for Black Research, at the University of Natal. The book was banned immediately after its publication in 1979. It was based on a letter to his daughter Farzanah The book features 67 photographs of Black children living in apartheid South Africa along with key newspaper articles.His book Imijondolo: A Photographic Essay on Forced Removals in the Inanda District of South Africa was published in 1985 The book was inspired by his work as a local social change agent in the Inanda informal settlement located outside of Durban, South Africa