Malick Sidibé, Un Jeune Gentleman (1978). Silver baryta print, 30 x 40 cm. Courtesy of MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris. © Malick Sidibé Estate.
Read Apollo's latest article on West African studio photographers, many of whom featured in our past exhibitions Studio Sidibé in March - April 2010 and Studio Africa! African Studio Photography in Nov - Dec 2017.
The portraits of Seydou Keïta, Malick Sidibé, James Barnor and Mama Casset, among others, conjure up an atmosphere of cool modernity - but they also draw on a long photographic tradition in West Africa.
