Tony Figueira (13 December 1959 in Huambo – 12 April 2017 in Swakopmund) was a Namibian photographer, journalist and businessman. He owned Studio 77, a design studio in Windhoek.
Figueira was born in Huambo, Angola. The family moved to South West Africa when he was seven, and he attended St Paul's College in Windhoek.[1] He studied journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, and graduated in 1984. As journalist, he worked for several radio stations including the Voice of America, and for anti-apartheid newspapers like The Rand Daily Mail.[2] Concentrating on photojournalism Figueira became known for documenting key moments in contemporary Southern African history, for instance Nelson Mandela post-apartheid visit to Robben Island, and Sam Nujoma return from exile.[3]
Figueira suffered from Multiple myeloma,[3] which he ultimately died from on 12 April 2017, aged 57.[4] The National Art Gallery of Namibia in April/May 2015 ran an exhibition to support him, titled For Tony.[5]