The first picture took me to the rest. It's a Phillip Kwame Apagya photograph. And as it happens, I've been listening to a lot of A Tribe Called Quest these days.
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
SEYDOU KEITA
I recently discovered the work of Bamakoaise (from Bamako, Mali) photographer, Seydou Keita, a man acclaimed as the greatest African portraitist of his generation. His work is largely of arresting portraits of ordinary Malians in the 1950's and 60's. He was self taught and only internationally recognised in the 1990's, when he was in his seventies.
THINA ZIBI
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Last week I had this conversation with my BFF Sthandiwe.
Her: Babe, have you heard of this Thina Zibi girl?
Me: No, who is she? Is she from here?
Her: Yes, she's Xhosa.
Me: Ok what does she do?
Her: She takes amazing photographs. You muuuust go on her site mngan'wami.
Me: Ok, I will when I have time. Is she on Twitter?
Yes: Yes, it's @thinazibi
Me: How do you spell Thina?
Her: The Xhosa way. You'll love them'. You must follow her, don't forget.
Me: Ok, I won't.
And I forgot. Until was on the net today and suddenly remembered it. Thank you Stha.
I really have no business posting this right now because I have a 5pm deadline that I'm only halfway through. But I could not wait. I went on this website and man, this might just be the freshness that the local blogosphere needs. I really like her work. The website is distilled and is just about the images, whose scale and intimacy gives them something that I very much like. Not quite sure what it is.
Her: Babe, have you heard of this Thina Zibi girl?
Me: No, who is she? Is she from here?
Her: Yes, she's Xhosa.
Me: Ok what does she do?
Her: She takes amazing photographs. You muuuust go on her site mngan'wami.
Me: Ok, I will when I have time. Is she on Twitter?
Yes: Yes, it's @thinazibi
Me: How do you spell Thina?
Her: The Xhosa way. You'll love them'. You must follow her, don't forget.
Me: Ok, I won't.
And I forgot. Until was on the net today and suddenly remembered it. Thank you Stha.
I really have no business posting this right now because I have a 5pm deadline that I'm only halfway through. But I could not wait. I went on this website and man, this might just be the freshness that the local blogosphere needs. I really like her work. The website is distilled and is just about the images, whose scale and intimacy gives them something that I very much like. Not quite sure what it is.
I recommend you pay her website a visit www.thinazibi.tumblr.com