Photography Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/photography/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:47:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Photography Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/photography/ 32 32 67616479 Ivorian photographer Joana Choumali becomes first African to win the Prix Pictet https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/joana-choumali-first-african-to-win-the-prix-pictet/ https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/joana-choumali-first-african-to-win-the-prix-pictet/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:47:38 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=65453 Ivorian photographer Joana Choumali is the first African and second woman to win the Prix Pictet. Her series Ça va aller (It will be OK) is made up of ornate patterns embroidered on to photographs that depict Grand Bassam after a group of devastating terror attacks in March 2016.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/africans-rising/joana-choumali-first-african-to-win-the-prix-pictet/feed/ 0 65453 Why photographs of dead in Nairobi terror attack failed journalism – and dishonoured victims https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/why-photographs-of-dead-in-nairobi-terror-attack-failed-journalism-and-dishonoured-victims/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/why-photographs-of-dead-in-nairobi-terror-attack-failed-journalism-and-dishonoured-victims/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:35:56 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=49294 Foreign press took away the dignity from victims killed in the Nairobi terror attacks by publishing their pictures.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/why-photographs-of-dead-in-nairobi-terror-attack-failed-journalism-and-dishonoured-victims/feed/ 0 49294 Capturing the Soweto Uprising: South Africa’s most iconic photograph lives on https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/soweto-uprising-iconic-photograph-lives/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/soweto-uprising-iconic-photograph-lives/?noamp=mobile#respond Sat, 16 Jun 2018 07:01:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=37919 The persistence of Sam Nzima's June 16 photograph is remarkable. The shadow in the photograph can be read as a metaphor for the rich debate that this image continues to bring to the surface.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/soweto-uprising-iconic-photograph-lives/feed/ 0 37919 Ake Festival 2017; A Photo Essay https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/the-f-word-a-photo-essay/ https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/the-f-word-a-photo-essay/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 06:00:26 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=29254 The Ake Arts and Book Festival is one of Africa's biggest literary festivals. It takes place in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The 2017 edition was themed "This F- Word" and was headlined by Ama Ata Aidoo and focused on women in various fields of the creative industry, from film to literature.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/lifestyle/the-f-word-a-photo-essay/feed/ 0 29254 Winners of Africa 2017 Photo Competition announced https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/winners-africa-2017-photo-competition-announced/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/winners-africa-2017-photo-competition-announced/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:43:43 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me//?p=28808 The Agility Africa 2017 Photo Competition announced its three winners. The pictures were judged based on "the story of today's Africa – young, growing, urbanizing, and tech-savvy." The competition gives the opportunity for Africans to redefine the image of the continent.

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