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Malick Sidibe Quotes

I wanted to be the photographer of happiness.

I wanted to be the photographer of happiness.

Malick Sidibe
Photographer, Wanted

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.

Malick Sidibe
Photography, Ideas, Looks

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

Malick Sidibe
Men, Drawing
Malick Sidibé, André Magnin, Boubacar Traoré (1998). “Malick Sidibé”, Scalo Verlag Ac

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.

Malick Sidibe
Light, Trying, Shadow

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.

Malick Sidibe
Party, People, Temperature
Malick Sidibé, André Magnin, Boubacar Traoré (1998). “Malick Sidibé”, Scalo Verlag Ac

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