Friday 13 September 2019

AFRICAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN


The‘Looking Ahead’ series was prompted by the incessant portrayal of African women and children as the face of poverty in the international media. The plethora of humanitarian organisations using photographs of the suffering African woman and child to solicit for donations has now become ubiquitous. No doubt, African women and children represent a good percentage of the Earth’s poorest people but this is far from the whole story. As an African, I decided to do something about it; I decided to portray African women and children at their best - and where better than at a wedding! I created this series believing that in the near future African countries will have achieved lasting peace, and with it the growth and development that will result in a many more women and children looking as gorgeous as I have portrayed them – and not just at weddings.













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