African Photo Magazine Issue #8
We are particularly delighted to publish, in this issue, photographers showcasing studio photography talent that echoes the work of one of Africa’s greats, Malick Sidibé (1936–2016). Photographers Hassan Hajjaj, Omar Diop and Samuel Fosso have stayed true to the photographic style that made Mr Sidibé’s work legendary. The portraitures are uniquely stylish and follow signature themes that clearly identify each photographers artistic bent. The work of this trio speaks to the heart of this publication, the genesis of which was to not only celebrate contemporary African photography but to reach back and illuminate the artistry and creativity of our forefathers and those that came before us, and to never forget that we stand on the shoulders of giants.
We are particularly delighted to publish, in this issue, photographers showcasing studio photography talent that echoes the work of one of Africa’s greats, Malick Sidibé (1936–2016). Photographers Hassan Hajjaj, Omar Diop and Samuel Fosso have stayed true to the photographic style that made Mr Sidibé’s work legendary. The portraitures are uniquely stylish and follow signature themes that clearly identify each photographers artistic bent. The work of this trio speaks to the heart of this publication, the genesis of which was to not only celebrate contemporary African photography but to reach back and illuminate the artistry and creativity of our forefathers and those that came before us, and to never forget that we stand on the shoulders of giants.
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“I want to<br />
reinvent the<br />
heritage of<br />
<strong>African</strong> studio<br />
photography”<br />
by CHANTEL TATTOLI,<br />
https://www.cntraveler.com/<br />
contributors/chantel-tattoli<br />
Omar Victor Diop was born in<br />
Dakar in 1980. Since his early days,<br />
Omar Victor Diop developed an interest<br />
for <strong>Photo</strong>graphy and Design, essentially<br />
as a means to capture the diversity of<br />
modern <strong>African</strong> societies and lifestyles.<br />
The quick success of his first conceptual<br />
project fashion 2112 “Le futur du beau”,<br />
which was featured at the Pan <strong>African</strong><br />
Exhibition of the <strong>African</strong> Biennale<br />
of <strong>Photo</strong>graphy of 2011 in Bamako<br />
(Rencontres de Bamako), encouraged<br />
him to end his career in Corporate<br />
Communications to dedicate himself to<br />
photography in 2012.<br />
Omar Victor lives in Dakar, and his body<br />
of work includes Fine Arts and Fashion<br />
<strong>Photo</strong>graphy as well as Advertising<br />
<strong>Photo</strong>graphy. He enjoys mixing his<br />
photography with other forms of art,<br />
such as costume design, styling and<br />
creative writing. This is particularly<br />
visible in his series “Studio des Vanité”<br />
(2013), in which he follows his research<br />
between photography and design,<br />
with a strong influence of the historical<br />
<strong>African</strong> portraitists.<br />
His series entitled “Diaspora” (2014) is<br />
a time travel. A journey that takes its<br />
starting point in the present with the<br />
issue of immigration of <strong>African</strong>s in Europe<br />
and their place in European society. Diop<br />
forces us to reconsider our perception of<br />
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