Samuel Fosso (Photofile)

A mini-monograph on the work of Samuel Fosso, the renowned Cameroon-born Nigerian photographer.

Samuel Fosso is one of Central Africa’s leading contemporary photographers, whose playful and perceptive work investigates Pan-African identity and history through the use of portraiture. Fosso found his path to art-making through his early work as a commercial portrait photographer, using his leftover film to capture self-portraits against well-considered backdrops and incorporating pose, costum...