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“It's all the same. It's the same face. We always look for an idea, for the same face, for the same position. There is no such thing as a European or an African photography. It's all the same thing.”

Quote by Malick Sidibe

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Malick Sidibé is a renowned Senegalese photographer known for his photographs that capture the social changes in African urban life. His work profoundly records the diversity and complexity of city life in the second half of the 20th century. more

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