For its "Post-Card Africa" initiative, South Africa's Through the Lens Collective has asked people across the continent to submit images that represent their country today. This photo, by Misper Apawu, is part of a series on horses and their owners, in Accra, Ghana.
For its "Post-Card Africa" initiative, South Africa's Through the Lens Collective has asked people across the continent to submit images that represent their country today. This photo, by Misper Apawu, is part of a series on horses and their owners, in Accra, Ghana.
Misper Apawu/Through the Lens Collective
The project is a response to colonial-era postcards of Africa. Hugely popular from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, they often promoted stereotypes and visual caricatures of the continent. This undated postcard shows traditional dancing in Rwanda.
The project is a response to colonial-era postcards of Africa. Hugely popular from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, they often promoted stereotypes and visual caricatures of the continent. This undated postcard shows traditional dancing in Rwanda.
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Many colonial-era postcards showed missionary work. Pictured, French missionary physician Albert Schweitzer supervising the building of new huts in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Many colonial-era postcards showed missionary work. Pictured, French missionary physician Albert Schweitzer supervising the building of new huts in Lambaréné, Gabon.
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This postcard from 1906 shows a woman from the Tafraoui Region in north western Algeria.
This postcard from 1906 shows a woman from the Tafraoui Region in north western Algeria.
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Many of the submissions to the "Post-Card Africa" initiative show scenes from everyday life. This image by Amina Kadous shows a group of street cleaners at a coffee shop in Old Cairo.
Many of the submissions to the "Post-Card Africa" initiative show scenes from everyday life. This image by Amina Kadous shows a group of street cleaners at a coffee shop in Old Cairo.
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Others show industrial scenes. Pictured, dust released by an aggregate crusher in Djelfa, Algeria, taken by Mohamed Semmache.
Others show industrial scenes. Pictured, dust released by an aggregate crusher in Djelfa, Algeria, taken by Mohamed Semmache.
Mohamed Fouad Semmache/Through the Lens Collective
This photo "is about a young woman spending time in her garden, connecting to nature," according to Nomonde Kananda, who captured the image in Gauteng, South Africa.
This photo "is about a young woman spending time in her garden, connecting to nature," according to Nomonde Kananda, who captured the image in Gauteng, South Africa.
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Soweto market, in Lusaka, Zambia, photographed by Kalenga Nkonge.
Soweto market, in Lusaka, Zambia, photographed by Kalenga Nkonge.
Kalenga Nkonge/Through the Lens Collective
This image by Guy Neveling is one of a series of photos from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
This image by Guy Neveling is one of a series of photos from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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This photo by Celine Croze was taken in Senegal, and shows "The hidden world, beyond the limits we live and see, where shadows and light become a kind of human duality quest."
This photo by Celine Croze was taken in Senegal, and shows "The hidden world, beyond the limits we live and see, where shadows and light become a kind of human duality quest."
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People in motion in Antula Bono, Guinea-Bissau, taken by Samba Baldé.
People in motion in Antula Bono, Guinea-Bissau, taken by Samba Baldé.
Samba Muhamad Baldé Through the Lens Collective
Metche Jaafar submitted this old photo of her mother in her youth, displayed on a cell phone screen, in Sudan.
Metche Jaafar submitted this old photo of her mother in her youth, displayed on a cell phone screen, in Sudan.
Metche Jaafar/ Through the Lens Collective
A photo taken in Guassa, Ethiopia, by Geremew Tigabu.
A photo taken in Guassa, Ethiopia, by Geremew Tigabu.
Geremew Tigabu/ Through the Lens Collective