African Photojournalism Goes to Paris Photo Fair, November 2011
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Photo 1 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWAfrican photography was placed under the spotlight at the sixteenth edition of the Paris Photo Fair, one of Europe's largest. -
Photo 2 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWThe work was named "Africa through the lens of the past." -
Photo 3 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWNyani Quarmyne, a photographer from Ghana, was one of twelve photographers invited to the exhibition. -
Photo 4 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWPerhaps photojournalism isnt something people want to hang on their wall, says Julien Frydman, the director of Paris Photo. -
Photo 5 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWRemember that this is a collectors fair... -
Photo 6 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNW"...But to make our audience understand how a certain work fits into the scene, we have invited a younger generation of African photographers to show us their take on the continent. -
Photo 7 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNWAnd so tribal portraits... -
Photo 8 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNW...And scenes of African wildlife... -
Photo 9 of 9Credit: Mirjam van den Berg/ RNW...Are paired with reportages about climate change in coastal villages and the dandy lifestyle of Congos sapeurs.
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