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Penda Diakité (b. 1976)

Penda Diakité graduated from Promo-femme: Center for Audio Visual Education for Young Women in 1999 and pursued internships at Studio Prophoto and the National Center for Health Education and Information in Bamako. After serving an apprenticeship at Lion Photo, a Korean color lab, she opened her own studio, Afrique Vision, in 2002. One of the very few female studio photographers in Bamako, Diakité specializes in portraiture and special events imagery.


Penda Diakité a reçu son diplôme à Promo-Femme (Centre pour la formation audio-visuelle des Jeunes Femmes) en 1999 avant de faire des stages au Studio ProPhoto et au Centre National pour l’information et l’éducation sanitaire à Bamako. Après avoir fait son apprentissage à Lion Photo, un labo coréen de photos en couleur, elle a ouvert son propre studio, Afrique Vision, en 2002. Comme une des rares femmes photographes à Bamako, Diakité se spécialise en portraits et en reportages photographiques.

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