#africanphotographyicon

[globalfusion]

RIP J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere ... #AfricanPhotographyIcon #International Treasure...Ojeikere in 1967 joined the Nigerian Arts Council, and the following year began to take a series of photographs dedicated to Nigerian culture & hairstyles in particular which became an iconic 30 year body of work in The Hairstyles Series- consisting of over a thousand photographs... " To watch a hair 'hair artist' going through this precise gestures, like an artist making a sculpture, is fascinating. Hairstyles are an art form" .... #GAHS: Global African HairStory : Honoring Our Legacy & Future: From Africa 2 The World: The Art, Beauty, Love & War in our HairStory. #InOurRoots #OfOurRoots #ManyStyles #BlackHistoryIsGlobal

[senegallife]

Comment: globalfusionist said "Oumar Ly: #AfricanPhotographyIcon #Senegal #GAHS: Global African HairStory : Honoring Our Legacy & Future: From Africa 2 the World: The Art, Love & War in our HairStory #TellingOurOwnStories #NoLongerVoiceless #StayTuned"

[globalfusion]

James Barnor : #AfricanPhotographyIcon #Ghana : GAHS: Global African HairStory : Honoring Our Legacy & Future: Ftom Africa 2 The World: The Art, Beauty, Love & War in our HairStory... #TellingOurOwnStories #NoLongerVoiceless #InOurRoots #OfOurRoots

[globalfusion]

Malick Sidibe : #AfricanPhotographyIcon #Mali : GAHS: Global African HairStory : Honoring Our Legacy & Future: From Africa 2 the World: The Art, Beauty, Love & War in our HairStory... #TellingOurOwnStories #NoLongerVoiceless #InOurRoots #OfOurRoots

[globalfusion]

JD Ojeikere #AfricanPhotographyIcon #Nigeria : GAHS :Global African HairStory: Honoring Our Legacy & Future: From Africa 2 The World: The Art, Love & War in our HairStory #tellingourownstories #nolongervoiceless #InOurRoots #OfOurRoots

[globalfusion]

Oumar Ly: #AfricanPhotographyIcon #Senegal #GAHS: Global African HairStory : Honoring Our Legacy & Future: From Africa 2 the World: The Art, Love & War in our HairStory #TellingOurOwnStories #NoLongerVoiceless #StayTuned