Art in Development
The “Canonite” working for change – and a wider role for women – in Africa’s photographic industry
Growing up in Harare, Angela Jimu would wake up early some mornings and lay magazines all over her bed. She had no idea what she was looking for; she would just gaze at the photos, or flip through the pages.
Read More »In pictures: Photojournalist Fatawu Ayamga is telling unique human stories through his lens
By focusing on human habitats and the environment, freelance environmental photojournalist Fatawu Bawa Ayamga explores the relationship between nature and society.
Read More »My Mogadishu: This photographer’s work is creating a dazzling visual language of Somalia
Somalia is considered one of the world's most dangerous places, a country that the world associates with conflict, displacement, poverty and extreme weather caused by global warming. However, to Omar, the country is, firstly, and most importantly, home.
Read More »Major upgrades to Africa’s sporting facilities
The just-concluded 2023 Club World Cup in Morocco is just one of a series of major regional and international sporting events that have resulted in major upgrades to the continent's sporting facilities - seen as key to ensuring Africa's further success in the international sporting arena.
Read More »CALL TO CREATIVES – ICASA 2023 Conference in Zimbabwe Logo Competition
ICASA Director Dr Luc Armand Bodea has announced a call for the design of a logo for the 22nd Edition following the recent official announcement of Zimbabwe as the host for the conference which was made following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at State House in Harare.
Read More »Hyper-realism from Senegal to South Africa
This is the world of hyper-realism, a technique which consists in achieving a quasi-perfect illusion of a photograph through drawing, mainly with a pencil or charcoal. Unlike oil paint or acrylic, pencil - either graphite, charcoal, coloured, or pastel - is a dry medium, which gives the artist greater flexibility.
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