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hughitb
01-23-2010, 08:03 AM
Hey All,
I'm looking for examples of photographic work from (or about) Africa as background to an essay I am writing. I am not really after the photo-journalistic style photography covering war, famine, conflict (e.g. Natchwey, Salgado and many others) nor landscape/nature photography (e.g. Nick Brandt). I am also aware of the commercial portrait style photography of Seydou Keita (?) and one or two others
What I am really interested in is work which falls outside the (very broad) categories I have mentioned above. In particular, photographers working in an urban context. I know about Guy Tillim and David Goldblatt. I would be very grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of other notable photographers I don't know about - I'm sure there are many .
Thanking you all in advance ....
SuzanneR
01-23-2010, 08:23 AM
You might take a look at Gloria Baker Feinstein's work.
hughitb
01-26-2010, 06:59 AM
Thanks Suzanne. Will do ...
Any other leads?
Marco B
01-26-2010, 07:14 AM
If you know a bit of French, this might be of help:
http://www.fotoafrica.org/
Marco
Jed Freudenthal
01-26-2010, 08:10 AM
Hey All,
I'm looking for examples of photographic work from (or about) Africa as background to an essay I am writing. I am not really after the photo-journalistic style photography covering war, famine, conflict (e.g. Natchwey, Salgado and many others) nor landscape/nature photography (e.g. Nick Brandt). I am also aware of the commercial portrait style photography of Seydou Keita (?) and one or two others
What I am really interested in is work which falls outside the (very broad) categories I have mentioned above. In particular, photographers working in an urban context. I know about Guy Tillim and David Goldblatt. I would be very grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of other notable photographers I don't know about - I'm sure there are many .
Thanking you all in advance ....
The stedelijk museum had an exhibition on this subject. This might bring you more information. See e.g. http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2008/06/30/35083.html
Jed
Richard Wasserman
01-26-2010, 10:51 AM
Try this– http://www.africanimagery.com/photographers
hughitb
01-26-2010, 02:51 PM
Thanks all. Some superb links and things to follow up there. Exactly what I was looking for. Event better, my library has a copy of the book based on the Stedelijk Museum exhibition ...
SuzanneR
01-26-2010, 03:24 PM
Try this– http://www.africanimagery.com/photographers
Great work in there... thanks for the link. Also, there's a South African photographer, Pieter Hugo who has done a series of portraits called the Hyena Men, which are really interesting.
http://www.pieterhugo.com/selected-work/the-hyena-other-men/2.jpg/
hughitb
01-26-2010, 03:33 PM
Great work in there... thanks for the link. Also, there's a South African photographer, Pieter Hugo who has done a series of portraits called the Hyena Men, which are really interesting.
http://www.pieterhugo.com/selected-work/the-hyena-other-men/2.jpg/
Oh yes, thanks. They are fantastic .. was just thinking about them a few weeks ago but could not remember the name of the photographer ...
Malick Sidibe
Philip K. Apagya
Ricus.stormfire
02-01-2010, 09:51 AM
Ok I know this might be a stretch, but what about Roger Ballen. http://www.rogerballen.com/
but it might not be what you are looking for
Ricus
Whiteymorange
02-01-2010, 12:33 PM
Dan Mead/ Sally Eagle (http://www.meadeaglephotos.com/MeadEagle_Photos/Albums/Pages/Namibia.html) have some on Namibia. Great photographs, but mostly digital.
flash26c
02-01-2010, 12:59 PM
Here's another : http://www.nickbrandt.com/index.cfm
emraphoto
03-30-2010, 07:02 PM
I do quite a bit of work over there. Nigeria, Chad and the DRC.
Not sure if it fits with what you are looking for but you can see a small sampling on my website.
www.galler7.com
billbretz
03-30-2010, 07:27 PM
Pieter Hugo has already been mentioned, but here are some links to discussion (criticism) of his work:
http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2009/10/a_response_to_pieter_hugos_photographs/
"A Useful Dream - African Photography - 1960-2010" (in translation)
A moment of time in searching for post-colonial African identity.
BOZAR (Brussels), June 26th-September 26th
tocalosh
06-09-2010, 11:47 AM
Have a look at Daniele Tamagni. 'Gentlemen of Bacongo' is a great set of photos about congolese mens fashion.
http://www.photodantam.com/index.html