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The African Photobook (working title) is an anthology authored by Damarice Amao and Ben Krewinkel. The publication, structured in 3 chronological sections: Colonial, Independent and Contemporary, will focus on the changing perception of the African continent as depicted in the photobook from the 1880s to the present. Included in the anthology will be copious photo-documentation and in-depth analyses of 200 photobooks from the African continent and the African diaspora. The anthology will also include several guest essays, a reference section and a timeline of significant African photo-publishing events. A traveling reading room exhibition of the books documented in the publication will launch with the release of the anthology in late 2027 / early 2028.
Co-Authors
Damarice Amao is an Associate Curator of Photography at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, specializing in avant-garde and modernist photography. Her work highlights historic photography, surrealism, and overlooked narratives in the medium’s history. She has curated notable exhibitions, including “Dora Maar” and “Décadrage Colonial.”
Ben Krewinkel, author of Africa in the Photobook website, is a photo historian and Senior Lecturer at the School of Journalism in Utrecht and the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. His research and book collection of more than 500 photobooks focus on the role of photobooks within African photography and its diaspora.
Contributing Essayists and Photobook Selection Experts
Sandrine Colard, Taous R. Dahmani, Bronwyn Law-Viljeon, Renée Mussai, Pascale Obolo, Andrea Stultiens, Ethel Ruth Tawe and Ana Paula Vitorio.