Kofi Iddrisu's ArchiveAfrica grew from a personal Instagram project to a 200,000-follower platform. Now he's raising funds to build a physical African museum in Accra to safeguard Africa’s cultural heritage.
The new collection is set to bring more eyes to iconic works by African artists like Seydou Keïta and Samuel Fosso, redefining the narrative of global photography.
Yusuf Ahmed’s latest exhibition captures the emotional weight of objects carried by African immigrants, exploring memory, migration and identity through photography.
Mentored by Annie Leibovitz, this multidisciplinary artist uses photography as a powerful medium to chronicle emotional growth and personal transformation.
Through film, spoken word, and restored photographs, Black Media Plus artists Ethel Tawe and Baff Akoto bring history, time and memory to life in two distinct and compelling projects.
Ghanian photographer Nana Frimpong's surrealist images use the fluidity of water to capture the beauty and complexity of African minds and bodies.
The Nigerian documentary photographer’s latest exhibit, "It's All in My Head" seeks to create a dialogue around, and empathy for, women and children accused of witchcraft in Nigeria’s cultural tapestry.
We chat to emerging South African photographer Londeka Thabethe about her work and her interest in taxis and commuters in and around central Johannesburg.
In her new series, "Latitude," the Sierra Leonean artist explores the rich indigenous culture in Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire through the lens of fashion.
In his new photo series, South African artist Luxolo Witvoet, speaks to everyday people in Cape Town about their experiences commuting via the city's fragile, yet vital train system.
The photo series, by artist Noella Elloh, advocates for collective responsibility around the "environmental question" across the continent by highlighting the threat it poses to a village of fishermen in Abidjan.
Kgomotso Neto is bringing his photo-based street art to one of Johannesburg's busiest taxi ranks.
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