Sory Sanlé: Volta Photo 1965-85.

First edition hardcover published in 2017 by Reel Art Press / Morton Hill. This is the first monograph devoted to the work of Burkina Faso photographer Sory Sanlé and is now out of print.

Sanlé opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1965 and documented the city's people, music, fashion and rapidly changing culture during the decades following Burkina Faso's independence.

The book collects Sanlé's distinctive black-and-white studio and cultural photography from 1965-1985.

Details:

• Photographer: Sory Sanlé

• Title: Volta Photo 1965-85

• Published: 2017

• Reel Art Press / Morton Hill

• First Edition

• Hardcover with dust jacket

• 80 pages

• 40 black-and-white photographs

• ISBN: 978-1-909526-52-5

• Out of print

Published in conjunction with the first solo international exhibition of Sanlé's work at Morton Hill Gallery in London.

Pre-owned condition with normal shelf and handling wear. Dust jacket shows some rubbing and edge/corner wear. Please review all photos closely for exact condition.

An uncommon and increasingly collectible photobook documenting West African portrait photography and the cultural life of Bobo-Dioulasso during the 1960s through 1980s.

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