TALK TALK TALK – African Photography Conversations

Benjamin Füglister converses with Lizzie Carey-Thomas, Isabelle van Rippentorp, and Anne-Marie Beckmann about how photography competitions appeared inflationary over the past decade in the photography landscape. They discuss and clarify what photo competitions are and how they can shape an artist's career. Hear what four directors of leading photography prizes have to say.

Julie Bonzon, in conversation with Sofia Carreira-Wham, Emilie Demon, and Zein Khalifa, discusses how to start a photography collection. Why collect African photography? What are the benefits for artists to work with a gallery? Join the conversation with gallerists specialised in championing lens-based practices from the continent and hear their perspectives on building an African photography collection.

Egyptian visual artist Amina Kadous and Nigerian photographer Logo "Logor" Oluwamuyiwa elaborate on the term "memory" in relation to their artistic practice in conversation with Nigerian curator Faridah Folawiyo.

Award-winning Algerian photographer Abdo Shanan from Collective220 and Kenyan journalist Wacera Njagi from Everyday Africa explore the realities and possibilities of photography collectives on the African continent in conversation with Sudanese photographer Ala Kheir.

Les photographes congolaise Gosette Lubondo (lauréate du Prix CAP 2020) et Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka explorent leurs œuvres en conversation avec le commissaire indépendant Yvon Langué.

Award-winning photographer M'hammed Kilito(Morocco) and photographer and activist DeLovie (Uganda) explore their approach to portrait photography to tell stories around gender, identity, and society in conversation with photography producer and networker Amy Daniels.

Award-winning photographers César Dezfuli (Spain) and Kabir Dhanji (Kenya) explore their photo series and how they approach a long-term project.

Award-winning photographer Ismail Zaidy (Morocco) and Eyoeal Kefyalew (photographer, Ethiopia) elaborate on their work with mobile phones and why they feel it is the best camera one can have.

Uche Okpa-Iroha (Nlele Institute, Lagos, Nigeria), Seydou Camara (Yamarou Photo, Bamako, Mali) and Eva Maria Ocherbauer (Foto Factory Lagos, Nigeria) talk about their educational programmes, the challenges they encounter and their plans.

Brendon Bell-Roberts (Art Africa, Cape Town, South Africa) and Marie Moignard (Diptyk, Casablanca, Morocco) present their publications and elaborate on the role of photography in an African arts context.