First published 2016
Joseph Gergel chronicles the Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria's first international photography festival that began in 2010. The festival created a vital space for contemporary African photographers to showcase their work and connect with the global photography community. Gergel documents how this annual gathering transformed Lagos into a hub for visual storytelling and artistic exchange. Through his lens, readers witness the emergence of a movement that elevated African photography from regional practice to international recognition. The book reveals how the festival became a catalyst for photographers across the continent, providing them with opportunities to exhibit, collaborate, and gain exposure beyond their home countries. Gergel shows how this single initiative reshaped the landscape of contemporary photography in Africa while building bridges to international artistic communities.
Genres: art, 21st-century, photography, art-history, africa
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: documentary, emerging-movement, global-community
Setting: Africa, Lagos, Nigeria
Period: 2010s
488 pages · Paperback · Hatje Cantz