Lost for Decades, These Stunning Color Photos of Africa in the 1950s Have Finally Been Published

Making the rounds today on the internet are the ‘rediscovered’ or ‘lost’ photos of photographer Todd Webb that had been languishing in a collectors home all timed in conjunction with the release of his archive book.  But hey these shots from his 5 month trip in Africa taken with a Rolleiflex and Leica on Kodachrome are pretty awesome!  And relevant for their historical and cultural significance.  I might even buy the book!  I spent some time on the different websites reading about the trip and his life – you might be also interested.

Great collection of his work on the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Of course the Wiki page on him

and the Vanity Fair article that I first read is linked below the photos

The United Nations sent photographer Todd Webb to capture eight African countries during a period of rapid industrialization—but the pictures he came back with included beauty, fashion, jubilation, and much more.

Source: Lost for Decades, These Stunning Color Photos of Africa in the 1950s Have Finally Been Published

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