Photographer from Africa

The b/w photographs in 'It's too funky in here' dance like the photographed dancers, twinkle like the eyes of the portrayed youth. Malick SIDIBE is the catcher of joy. Omnipresent at decisive moments that really needed to be caught - the memory of Bamako.

The comprehensive publication 'The How we See: Photobooks by Women' is an invaluable reference. Sien contains current and historical photo books by women photographers, a chronology and essays on the history and practice of photo books by women.

With works by Ian BERRY, Eli WEINBERG, Alf KHUMALO, David GOLDBLATT, Peter MAGUBANE and more

SC, 24 x 28 cm., 140 pp., b/w & color ills., text language: English

For his photobook compendium 'Canon. On African Photobooks', Johannes Wohnseifer selected titles from his private collection that focus on the African continent. These photobooks, published between 1948 and 2011, are presented here in chronological order.

In his book '22 day in Between', Salih BASHEER collects the few memories he has of his parents, who passed away when he was 3 years old. These memories, seen from a child’s perspective are presented in a mix of images, writing, self-portraits and drawings

HC (no dust jacket, as issued), 19 x 25,5 cm., 184 pp., 100 b/w ills,, text language: English

This compendium of South African photography, 'Figures & Fictions', offers a first overview of contemporary photography in this part of the African continent and brings together well-known photographers.

'Life & Afterlife in Benin' opens a new chapter in the history of photography in Africa. Portraits of the photographers in Benin are marked by dark dramas and deep mysticisms; they show a people caught between a pre-colonial past & a post-colonial future.

Pb. (no dust jacket, as issued), 24 x 32 cm., 96 pp., text langauge: English