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A Portrait of Creative Community in Ivory Coast

In his crisp, ecstatic photographs, Nuits Balnéaires draws from iconic West African portraiture to depict his circle of friends and family.

Essays

The Quest to Protect the Father of Ivorian Photography

Paul Kodjo’s edgy photographs of nightlife and youth culture in Ivory Coast resisted cultural norms of the 1970s. They almost disappeared forever.

Reviews

The Archipelago of Desire

In Cape Verde, a Portuguese photographer documents the trans community with candid intimacy.

Interviews

Memories of the African Diaspora: A Conversation with Nicola Lo Calzo

Exploring the rituals and communities of African descendants in Cuba, a photographer reveals their solidarity and resistance to oppression.

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Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.

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