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African Photography seen from the United States.
How does African photography circulate in the United States? In what institutions is it shown? How does its meaning change according to the context in which it is shown, whether…
Remarks on South African Photography and the Extraphotographic
When, as a historiographic exercise, I was recently asked to ponder the history and meaning of « South African photography, » I realized that the whole question of the relation of locality…
From the paper archive to the digital void :
« The recognition of African photographers and the unique visual language they developed », wrote art collector Arthur Walter in his introduction to the outstanding exhibition catalogue « Events of the Self. Portraiture…
« These are transformative and nervous times… »
These are transformative and nervous times in which to work on the continent. We assume that readers here will be familiar with the particular constraints that photographers endure. Some exciting,…
South African Photography Today:
The complex South African socio-political landscape has long stimulated a socially and politically committed photographic production. Patricia Hayes observes how documentary photography in South Africa received a first impulse to…
« Accorder plus d’importance à la photographie, c’est pour moi une priorité. »
Rencontré dans les locaux de Walfadjri, le photographe Mamadou Gomis (né en 1976) ne se contente pas de couvrir l’actualité nationale, il collabore aussi régulièrement avec les agences Reuters, AFP…
Le Market Photo Workshop :
John Fleetwood est le directeur du Market Photo Workshop, une école de photo unique en Afrique du Sud. Cette année, il a nominé quatre artistes (Sammy Baloji, Zanele Muholi et…
