A cityscape of Eastern Nairobi at night, created by combining numerous photographs. Kenyan photographer Mutua Matheka shot it from a rooftop.
African photographers - Mutua Matheka —
A cityscape of Eastern Nairobi at night, created by combining numerous photographs. Kenyan photographer Mutua Matheka shot it from a rooftop.
Courtesy of Mutua Matheka
This photograph by Matheka of a Nairobi cityscape has been distorted to alter the way the viewer sees the city's architecture.
African photographers - Mutua Matheka —
This photograph by Matheka of a Nairobi cityscape has been distorted to alter the way the viewer sees the city's architecture.
courtesy of Mutua Matheka
This image by South African photographer Zanele Muholi is from a series of 200-plus photographs called "Faces and Phases," which seeks to present positive imagery of black gay women in South Africa.
African photographers - Zanele Muholi —
This image by South African photographer Zanele Muholi is from a series of 200-plus photographs called "Faces and Phases," which seeks to present positive imagery of black gay women in South Africa.
Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg
This photograph is part of a series called "Miss D'vine," in which Muholi presents portraits of gay men that "subvert common images of virginal beauty."
African photographers - Zanele Muholi —
This photograph is part of a series called "Miss D'vine," in which Muholi presents portraits of gay men that "subvert common images of virginal beauty."
Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg
A photograph from Hélène Amouzou's series in which she expresses how it feels being an African woman living in Europe. Amouzou is from Togo and lives in Belgium.
African photographers - Hélène Amouzou —
A photograph from Hélène Amouzou's series in which she expresses how it feels being an African woman living in Europe. Amouzou is from Togo and lives in Belgium.
courtesy of Hélène Amouzou
In the photographs she tries to demonstrate that she doesn't feel at home anywhere and that she is unable to settle down.
African photographers - Hélène Amouzou —
In the photographs she tries to demonstrate that she doesn't feel at home anywhere and that she is unable to settle down.
courtesy of Hélène Amouzou
"Portrait of a Trader," by Nigerian Emeka Okereke, shows a street trader taking a short break from his work among the heavy traffic of Lagos.
African photographers - Emeka Okereke —
"Portrait of a Trader," by Nigerian Emeka Okereke, shows a street trader taking a short break from his work among the heavy traffic of Lagos.
Courtesy of Emeka Okerere
This photograph, called "Be the Me," was taken in a restaurant in Yaounde, Cameroon, while Okereke was on the "Invisible Borders Road Trip 2012," from Lagos to Libreville in Gabon.
African photographers - Emeka Okereke —
This photograph, called "Be the Me," was taken in a restaurant in Yaounde, Cameroon, while Okereke was on the "Invisible Borders Road Trip 2012," from Lagos to Libreville in Gabon.
Courtesy of Emeka Okerere
From Nii Obodai's book "Who Knows Tomorrow?" This photograph is called "Enoch" and is about "the transient nature of our being." <br />
African photographers - Nii Obodai —
From Nii Obodai's book "Who Knows Tomorrow?" This photograph is called "Enoch" and is about "the transient nature of our being."
Courtesy of Nii Obodai
Called "Under the Village Tree," this photograph is from a series called "Galamse," which is about the relationship between Ghanaians and their land.
African photographers - Nii Obodai —
Called "Under the Village Tree," this photograph is from a series called "Galamse," which is about the relationship between Ghanaians and their land.
Courtesy of Nii Obodai
Lakin Ogunbanwo is known for his images of fashion culture in Nigeria.
African photographers - Lakin Ogunbanwo —
Lakin Ogunbanwo is known for his images of fashion culture in Nigeria.
Courtesy of Lakin Ogunbanwo
This photo by Ogunbanwo is from a series of black and white images. The model is covered in a fermented porridge called "Ogi," a Nigerian dish.
African photographers - Lakin Ogunbanwo —
This photo by Ogunbanwo is from a series of black and white images. The model is covered in a fermented porridge called "Ogi," a Nigerian dish.
courtesy of Lakin Ogunbanwo
This image by Dillon Marsh is from a series of photographs called "Limbo," which shows trees in the Cape Flats that have died, but not yet fallen. The Cape Flats is a poor area east of central Cape Town, home to a large percentage of the city's population.
African photographers - Dillon Marsh —
This image by Dillon Marsh is from a series of photographs called "Limbo," which shows trees in the Cape Flats that have died, but not yet fallen. The Cape Flats is a poor area east of central Cape Town, home to a large percentage of the city's population.
courtesy Dillon Marsh
A photograph from the same series, depicting trees that permanently lean in the same direction because of the South Easter wind, which blows through Cape Town during the spring and summer months.
African photographers - Dillon Marsh —
A photograph from the same series, depicting trees that permanently lean in the same direction because of the South Easter wind, which blows through Cape Town during the spring and summer months.
courtesy of Dillon Marsh
An image by Ethiopian photographer Michael Tsegaye, from the series "Future Memories." It depicts a new office building under construction in Addis Ababa.
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An image by Ethiopian photographer Michael Tsegaye, from the series "Future Memories." It depicts a new office building under construction in Addis Ababa.
Courtesy of Michael Tsegaye
This photograph from Tsegaye's "Working Girls II" series depicts sex workers who live in Sebategna, a busy neighborhood in Addis Ababa.
African photographers - Michael Tsegaye —
This photograph from Tsegaye's "Working Girls II" series depicts sex workers who live in Sebategna, a busy neighborhood in Addis Ababa.
courtesy of Michael Tsegaye