Synopses & Reviews
Faces of Africa is for everyone who loved African Ceremonies, but longs for more of Beckwith and Fisher's unique eye on Africa and the faces of its beautiful inhabitants. Structured by theme, the book looks at portraits of people who are painted, beaded, draped in beautiful cloth, veiled, and most impressively, ready for marriage. Drawn from every part of the massive African continent, the portraits bridge the distance between very remote tribes to nomads to Islamic Africans. Whether decorated with colored beads or lavish gold, the beauty of Africans shines through in these intimate and rare portraits.
Synopsis
Two preeminent photographers present their newest masterwork a stunningly beautiful collection of their portraits from across the African continent. 120 full-color photos.
About the Author
Carol Beckwith has been cited by United Press International as "foremost among photographers who have recorded the cultures of Africa." She is the author of
Masai, Nomads of Niger, and
African Ark.Angela Fisher is the author of the internationally acclaimed Africa Adorned, and African Ark, co-authored with Beckwith.