A Photographer's Story - very touching

[Marinade Spatula]

Philippe Koudjina's illuminating photographs of the early days of independence in Niger contrast starkly with its impoverished reality 50 years on. The film explores ideas of the value of art and the legacy of colonialism; a rare glimpse at one of Niger's great forgotten talents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6gCuN9DaQU

[Pankaj Sharma]

Magnificent.

[Marinade Spatula]

@pankaj I thought so!! Amazing the adversity they were dealing with and yet managed to create such beauty.

[Anne-Marie Cox]

thank you so much for sharing this...

[John Brown]

Eye opening would love to see an exibition of his work,Excellent.

[Linda Paul]

Thanks for posting this link, Marinda. Are you familiar with Chamamanda Ngozi Adichie's work? She is a Nigerian author.