The Growth of Contemporary African Photography at LagosPhoto – The New York Times

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The Growth of Contemporary African Photography at LagosPhoto

A new book, “Africa Under the Prism,” captures the kaleidoscope of random energy, disorder and color on the continent, from work shown during the arts festival’s first five years.

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Lagos is long overdue for a book that captures this kaleidoscope of random energy, disorder and color. “Africa Under the Prism,” just published by Hatje Cantz, gathers work shown during the first five years of LagosPhoto, an international arts festival begun in 2010 to reflect African perspectives and realities.