Photography

Lagos Photo Festival 2016 | Rituals and Performance: Inherent Risk

My recent, unforgettable and inspiring five-month journey into Africa led me to both the voodoo festival in Benin and the incredible Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. There, I could ..

Nakeya Brown’s Hair Stories

Two-strand twists. Locs. Box braids. Afro puffs. Teeny-Weeny Afros. All hairstyles, but so much more.

Black hair is deeply political. Women’s hair—arranged in intricate, often..

Malick Sidibé | Farewell to the Photographer of African Renaissance

Malick Sidibé passed away yesterday April 14 at the age of 80. Some years ago I happened to find some of his shots and it was love at first sight. Images that today still awaken ..

Enter the metaphysical and impressive world of Luis Alberto Rodriguez

Sometimes you have so many questions it is almost impossible to answer them. So what do you do? You meditate, wait, closely listen and then BAM! You finally answer once and for a..

Humans of New York open letter to Donald Trump

Humans of New York is my favorite Facebook page. A real go-to. A vending machine spreading humanity like no other on social media.

It’s the room of the people. That room where..

Sculptures | The march on Washington through the lens of Alessandro Rizzi

Going through the pages of Sculptures my tactile memory went all the way back in time and it felt like hearing my mother telling me “don’t put your fingers on the pictures becaus..

The revenge of photography? The MoMa launches a free online photography course

Zero selfies. Zero duck faces. Zero photos of your hot dog legs.

The Museum of Modern Art of New York (MoMa) has just launched Seeing Through Photographs, a F R E E online..

Jason Bassett | Vintage flavours, nostalgia and intimacy

Jason Bassett is a Miami-based photographer & filmmaker.

His love for photography begins with editorials. This is where he can be present but tell a story in any time or way h..

Project Diaspora | Identity and discovery

Identity and discovery–at both the collective and personal levels–are themes in the forefront of Omar Victor Diop’s Project Diaspora. A journey through time, the photographic ser..

Laamb and lutteur | Dreams and hopes

You have probably been in this situation: you’re with a group of friends reminiscing about professional wrestling from the 80s and early 90s and suddenly you’re back, thinking ab..