Joana Choumali

Joana Choumali
Born
Joana Choumali

1974 (age 49–50)
Abidjan
NationalityIvory Coast
Known forPhotography
AwardsFourthwall Book Award, Contemporary African Photography Prize
Websitejoanachoumali.com

Joana Choumali (born 1974) is a freelance photographer based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[1][2] She uses photography to explore issues of identity and the diversity of African cultures.[3]

Her 2014 series, Hââbré, The Last Generation, documents the last generation of scarified Africans.[4]

In 2019, she was awarded the Prix Pictet for her series Ça va aller (It will be OK).

  1. ^ Guardian Staff (5 July 2019). "Prix Pictet 2019 shortlist – photo essay". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 November 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Photography fellow Joana Choumali explores 'anthropology of clothing'". Harvard Gazette. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Joana Choumali". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ "PHOTOS. La scarification racontée dans le projet photographique de Joana Choumali". Le Huffington Post. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.