Untitled, 1952/1955 Seydou Keïta * Keïta’s photographs portray Bamako society during its era of transition from a cosmopolitan French colony to an independent capital. Initially trained by his father to be a carpenter, Keïta’s career as a photographer was launched in 1935 by an uncle who gave him his first camera, a Kodak Brownie Flash, which he had purchased during a trip to Senegal. Make time to have a look at Keïta’s website here. His work has always blown my mind
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Untitled, 1952/1955

Seydou Keïta

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Keïta’s photographs portray Bamako society during its era of transition from a cosmopolitan French colony to an independent capital. Initially trained by his father to be a carpenter, Keïta’s career as a photographer was launched in 1935 by an uncle who gave him his first camera, a Kodak Brownie Flash, which he had purchased during a trip to Senegal.

Make time to have a look at Keïta’s website here.

His work has always blown my mind