Photography from/about Africa

[hughitb]

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]

You might take a look at Gloria Baker Feinstein's work.

[hughitb]

Thanks Suzanne. Will do ...

Any other leads?

[Marco B]

If you know a bit of French, this might be of help:

http://www.fotoafrica.org/

Marco

[Jed Freudenthal]

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.../30/35083.html

Jed

[Richard Wasserman]

Try this– http://www.africanimagery.com/photographers

[hughitb]

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]

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-w...her-men/2.jpg/

[hughitb]

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-w...her-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 ...

[AgX]

Malick Sidibe

Philip K. Apagya