Patriarchal Africa: The Last Sunrise. Photo-chronicle of the Vanishing Life
Skira
Skira
1st December 2014
Italy
General
Non Fiction
779.092
Hardback
736
Width 210mm, Height 312mm
5210g
As a result of five years of work, the photographs collected in this volume were taken in different countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Botswana, Morocco, Benin, South Soudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda. The camera lens of Sergey Yastrezhembsky is focused on the scenes of patriarchal daily routine of Africans, who try to preserve their adherence to the traditions of their forefathers in everyday life, customs, and religion regardless of the rising pressure of pervasive globalization.
Sergey Yastrzhembsky pursued a career in journalism, diplomacy, and politics. He is now a photographer and videographer.