An Intimate View of the Diverse Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa In a convergence of brilliant color and compelling visual narrative, this new collection of photographs by Pascal Maitre reveals an Africa unfamiliar to most Westerners. He portrays a wide range of experience in sub-Saharan Africa: in Niger's desert, soldiers juggle goats and machine guns; within the forest, a rosary dangles from the chest of a warrior in a Bassorian initiation ceremony. In this startlingly beautiful land, ornamented by the marks of human struggle and worship, contradictions are plentiful. Rich in detail and elegant composition, Maitre's photographs immerse us in an Africa beyond the familiar media depictions. He shows an Africa living with the contradictions of tradition and modernization, of ritual headdresses and plastic flip-flops, of tribal wars and machine guns, of ancestral deities and nonbelievers. Covering an immense geographic area with numerous visits, Maitre has been exhaustive in his quest to show the Africa that he has come to understand and love. A lively preface by Cameroon-born author Calixthe Beyala sets the stage for Mon Afrique

Mon Afrique: Photographs of Sub-Saharan Africa

Arts & Photography

Beyala, Calixthe

Maitre, Pascal

Nouveliere, Jean-Claude

Individual Artists

Aperture

Au coeur de l'Afrique

NouveliÃ¨re, Jean

Vents de Sable

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<li>From Figaro Magazine Lifetime Achievement Visa d'or Award recipient Pascal Maitre</li>
<li>Fantastic and captivating images, full of magic and fascination for this exciting continent</li>
<li>Presents the highlights of 30 years' photographic work by one of the most extraordinary photographers of our times</li>
<li>In 147 double-spread images Amazing Africa captures the glory of its landscape, a love for its people and takes an unflinching look at its problems</li>
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For 30 years and with deep journalistic passion, French photographer Pascal Maitre has put Africa, this most exciting continent, on his agenda. His watchful and incorruptible eye has found fascinating, captivating images in places where political and social upheaval have shaken the world. The pictures were published in prestigious magazines such as GEO, Paris Match, L'Express, Stern and National Geographic. Maitre's subtle use of angle, light, contrast and color documents Africa touchingly, full of magic and fascination, with a deep respect for the African people.
Text in English, German &amp; French.
Contents: Landscape; Tradition; Religion; Environment; Economy; Displacement; War and Victims; Women; Urbanization and Dwellings; Children; Night Over Africa.

Amazing Africa

Photography & Video

Edition Lammerhuber

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