Seydou Keita

First Scalo edition of this self titled book by Seydou Keita from 1997

First impression 

Large format hardback in as new condition 

 

About

"What began as simple curiosity blossomed into an object of national pride; when Seydou Keïta bought a camera to take pictures of his family, neighbours assumed his services were for hire and enlisted him to take portraits of themselves and their homes, turning a carpenter into a photographer and a hobby into artistic expression. In such a way did the self-taught Keïta become the official photographer of Mali from 1962 to 1977, based almost solely on his impeccable reputation for quality and originality that developed by word of mouth."