When he was looking for free stock images of Africa for a project, he only came across negative images of disease and poverty. He decided to do something about it.
When Ivorian artist O'Plerou Denis Grebet was looking for free stock images of Africa for a project, he only came across negative images of disease and poverty.
"I noticed that media and most articles about Africa were talking about the bad sides of the continent only. They reduced the image of it to a land in war where people are poor and hungry. These elements are true but it's not everywhere on the continent," he told CNN.The photos, he said, annoyed him so much that he started to think about how to show images of beautiful parts of the continent. Long-long is a protective hairstyle for girls and women with natural curly hair.
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