David’s TJ – Johannesburg Photographs was shot over forty years and released in a special edition volume packaged with Ivan's novel, Double Negative, which details the fragmented experiences of living in that city.  The two works together create a dialogue between word and image, balancing both David's rigorous research and Ivan's narrative fiction. The resulting project describes a difficult metropolis scarred by the history of apartheid, symbolic of contemporary South Africa.

Judges Mary McCartney (chair), David Campany and Yuka Yamaji say, "Goldblatt and Vladislavi?’s ambitious project explores the relationship between text and image. A highly effective pairing of fiction and photography, this innovative collaboration redefines the possibilities for writing on and about photography.”

David has worked as a photographer since 1963. Through his images he has carried out one of the most accurate analyses of the changes in South African society, before and after Apartheid. His work has been shown in the world's most important museums and is part of some of the most important collections. He has published 16 photobooks and received many awards, including The Camera Austria Prize (1995), The Arles Book Prize (2004), The Hasselblad Award (2006) and The Grand Prix International Henri Cartier-Bresson (2009).

Ivan is one of South Africa's most prominent writers. Among his novels are The Folly, The Restless Supermarket and The Exploded View. He has edited and curated a number of art and architecture books. In 2010, Ivan's first short novels have been collected and republished in Flashback Hotel. He has received numerous awards such as The Sunday Times Fiction Prize, The University of Johannesburg Prize, the award for best literary essay, and The Sunday Times Alan Paton Award.