Seven photographers have been honored at the eighth photography biennial “Rencontres de Bamako” in Bamako, Mali. As Agence France-Presse reports, the Nigerian photographer Uche Okpa Iroha, who is a founding member of the collective Blackbox, won the Seydou Kéita Prize. The South African artist Jodi Bieber took the European Union Prize for her work on marginalized South African youths [that's one her pictures above], while the Congolese artist Baudoin Mouanda, who has focused on the devastating wars in his country, was awarded the Bolloré Young Talent Prize. Berry Bickle (Zimbabwe) and Abdoulaye Barry (Chad) jointly won a special prize from the jury, which was presided over by Malick Sidibé. The work of three other photographers—Guy Wouete (Cameroon), Salif Traoré (Mali), and Zanele Muholi (South Africa)—was also honored. [The 2009] biennial—organized by the Malian ministry of culture and the French public organization Culturesfrance—focused on the theme of “borders.
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Hi Sean,
I started following your blog a couple of months ago when I was searching for South African photography, and I love the mix of music, photography, politics, and of course your South African perspective. I’m a Canadian photographer and about to take my third trip to SA in Feb, to visit my husband’s family (he grew up in Johannesburg). I’d love to correspond with you about a photography project I’d like to undertake while I’m there. If you’re interested, please email me at kate(at)peripheralvision(dot)ca. (I couldn’t find your email address anywhere so that’s why I’m leaving this comment.)