Malick Sidibe (1935 to 2016) was a Malian photographer from a Fulani village in Soloba, noted for his black and white studies of popular culture in 1960s Bamako, Mali. He built a long career as a photographer in Bamako and was a well known figure in his community; in 1994 he had his first exhibition outside Mali and received wide critical praise for his carefully composed portraits. In 2007 he received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale, becoming the first photographer and the first African so honored.
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Malick Sidibé was a Malian photographer from a Fulani (Fula) village in Soloba, who was noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako, Mali.
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