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Malick Sidibe Biography

Malick Sidibé (born 1936 – April 14, 2016) was a Malian photographer noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako. During his life, Sidibé gained an international reputation and was considered, along with Seydou Keïta, to be Mali's most famous photographer.

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People said if [I] was at a party, it gave it prestige. I would let people know I'd arrived by letting off my flash. . . You could feel the temperature rise right away.

Flash, Gave, Party, People, Right, Temperature

I wanted to be the photographer of happiness.

Happiness, Photographer, Wanted

Man tried to imitate God by drawing; then we invented the photo.

Drawing, Imitate, Invented, Man, Men, Tried

It's all the same. It's the same face. We always look for an idea, for the same face, for the same position. There is no such thing as a European or an African photography. It's all the same thing.

European, Idea, Ideas, Looks, Photography

Before I knew the camera, I knew about images. It's all about trying to make light with a pencil or with a crayon. It really helped me in the beginning, because I understood how light and shadow were working on an image.

Helped, Light, Make, Shadow, Trying

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Charles Michael Davis

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Brad Henry

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Fábio Moon

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Tom Regan

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Annie Leonard

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Tina Brown

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John Cameron Mitchell

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James G. Stavridis

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Tate Taylor

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Lewis Hamilton

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Samuel Wilson

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Michelle Alexander