Faces Of Africa

This is a stunningly beautiful collection of portraits from across the African continent.

With more than 120 photographs, it is an inclusive look at the people and cultures from across this broad continent. Structured by theme, the book presents stunning portraits of people who are painted, beaded, draped in beautiful cloth, and veiled. Drawn from every part of Africa, the photographs bridge the distance between remote tribes to nomads to the Islamic Africans of the north. The breadth and diversity of expression encompass the rolling eyes and flashing teeth of the Wodaabe charm dancers of Niger, the golden regalia of the Ashanti of Ghana, the colorful beaded bodices of the Dinka of Sudan, and the striking painted faces of the karo of Ethiopia. The result is an astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs that depicts the entirety of the vast region.

With their unique eye for Africa and its inhabitants, Beckwith and Fisher have brought forth a masterpiece in the genre - and a moving, personal tribute to some of the most beautiful people on Earth.