Visual representations of colonial Africa
Many people who are interesting in conducting research on precolonial Africa often do not know where to start. Here, we have compiled an initial list of some prolific photographers and videographers who covered different parts of the continent. The list is going to be updated regularly as we discover more resources.
Basel Mission Archives
Antoine Freitas, Angola
Philippe Koudjina, Benin
Joseph Moïse Agbodjelou, Benin
Michel Kameni, Cameroon
Thérèse Bella Mbidan, Cameroon
Armand Denis, DRC
Alice Harris (1870-1970), DRC
J Audema, DRC
Eliot Elisofon, DRC
Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren
F.W.H Arkhurst in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast
W. S. Johnston, Freetown
Anna Rein-Wuhrmann, Cameroon
Alex Agbaglo Acolatses, Togo
Philippe David, Togo
Neils Walwin Holm
Chief Solomon Osagie Alonge, Nigeria
Jonathan Adagogo Green
Gerhardt Ludwig Lutterodt, Nigeria
Walwin Holm, Ghana
James Kobla Bruce Vanderpuije, Ghana
Edmond Fortier, Senegal
Washington de Monrovée
Decampe
Meïssa Gaye
Mix Gueye
Bonnevide
Hautefeuille
Hostalier
Doudou Diop
Adama Sylla
Arthur and Alfonso Lisk-Caew, Sierra Leone
Sanlé Sory, Côte d’Ivoire
Cornelius Yao Augustt Azaglo, Côte d’Ivoire
Philip Kwame Apagya, Ghana
James Barnor, Ghana
Felicia Ewurasi, Ghana
Malick Sidibé, Mali
Seydou Keïta, Mali
Akinbode Akinbiyi, Nigeria
Santu Mofokeng, South Africa
Guy Tillim, South Africa