Vision 08: Steve Bloom

Author:

Olivier Laurent

On 07 November, BJP will be holding it annual event, Vision '08, with Simon Norfolk, Simon Roberts and Jacob Aue Sobol. But these three photographers will not be the only ones talking about their latest project during the one-day event. Steve Bloom will also present his latest book: Living Africa.

He will be discussing the photographic challenges he encountered during the fourteen years it took to create his new book Living Africa (published by Thames & Hudson), a visual homage to the continent of his birth. He travelled deep into remote Ethiopia in search of the vanishing tribes of the Omo Valley, descended 3km down a gold mine where he photographed migrant workers in near total darkness, and in the Sahara witnessed men of the Wodaabe tribe adorn themselves and dance in an all-male beauty contest. Alongside the images of human resilience are pictures of wildlife; showing moments of birth, death, and the Great Migration.

Born in South Africa, Bloom now lives in the UK, where he divides his time between working on photography books and marketing his images through his own photo library.

After the talk he will be available to answer questions and sign his book.

For more details about Vision '08, visit www.bjp-online.com/vision

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