Photography in Africa: Ethnographic Perspectives

Gives an ethnographic account of the complexities of the use of photography in Africa, both historically and in contemporary practice.

This collection of studies in African photography examines, through a series of empirically rich historical and ethnographic cases, the variety of ways in which photographs are produced, circulated, and engaged across a range of social contexts. In so doing, it elucidates the distinctive characteristics of African photographic practices and cultures, vis-à-vi...