Recently on Twitter, the Ugandan-born Kenya-based photographer Sarah Waiswa gave us a curation of stunning photos by African female photographers. It is a long thread, containing brief introductions to the artists and their projects, with photos from said projects. Among photographers whose work were tweeted are Kenyan photographer Mimi Cherono Ng’ok, Ivorian photographer Joana Choumali, South African artist […]
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Africa in Dialogue Publishes e-Book of Gerald Kraak Award Interviews
Gaamangwe Mogami, editor of Africa in Dialogue, has curated interviews with the twelve writers and photographers shortlisted for the 2017 Gerald Kraak Award. The interviews—with Farah Ahamed, Beyers de Vos, Sindiswa Busuku-Mathese, Dilman Dila, Justin Dingwall, Amatesiro Dore, Tania Haberland, Julia Hango, Dean Hutton, Otosirieze Obi-Young, Olakunle Ologunro, Ayodele Sogunro and Sarah Waiswa—are collected in an e-book titled Africa in Dialogue Interviews Gerald Kraak Award 2017 Shortlist. DOWNLOAD: Africa in […]
Sarah Waiswa and Farah Ahamed Named Co-winners of the 2017 Gerald Kraak Award
The Ugandan-born Kenya-based photographer Sarah Waiswa and the Kenyan writer Farah Ahamed have been named co-winners of the inaugural Gerald Kraak Award. The announcement came at the award ceremony in Johannesburg last night. Sarah was chosen for her photography collection titled “Stranger in a Familiar Land” and Farah for her fiction, “Poached Eggs.” They will be […]
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