Text by Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Carole Boyce-Davis, Halima Taha.
In tenebristic black and white or in pops of saturated color, Essamba’s portraits of Black women center the female African experience
For 40 years, Cameroonian photographer Angèle Etoundi Essamba (born 1962) has created strong, striking and glamorous images of Black women, in both black and white and color. This first monograph offers an intimate yet compelling survey of her work.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 9/1/2026
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Published by nai010 publishers. Text by Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Carole Boyce-Davis, Halima Taha.
In tenebristic black and white or in pops of saturated color, Essamba’s portraits of Black women center the female African experience
For 40 years, Cameroonian photographer Angèle Etoundi Essamba (born 1962) has created strong, striking and glamorous images of Black women, in both black and white and color. This first monograph offers an intimate yet compelling survey of her work.
