Tribute to Koudede
(J’écrit ces paroles avec une tristesse au delà des mots dans mon coeur….) Tu as quitté la scène pour la dernière fois; on peut crier ‘encore’ mais le podium est vide; les haut-parleurs silencieux…. Cette terre est plus triste est plus sombre sans ta préscence, ta douceur, ton sourire, ta gentillesse; le ciel manque une [...]
Stock photography now available at Alamy.com
Many of my images are now available for sale on ‘Alamy.com’ – these include many previously unseen images that are not available anywhere else; many more images of Mali, the UK and elsewhere:
‘Places and Seasons’ photography now on Facebook
Please visit my Facebook page, at: http://www.facebook.com/AliceMutasaPhotography
Travel
Images from Africa, Cuba, Spain, Venice. Please see the ‘Articles’ section for more on Cuba & the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Mali, and http://www.pbase.com/placesandseasons/zimbabwe for archived images of Zimbabwe
Latest Work: Montages of Mali
A preview of a series of montages created from my photographs taken on several trips to Mali during 2010 and 2011; this work is dedicated to all my friends there, and to a land currently facing many difficulties. Please contact me if you wish to purchase a limited edition print; 50% of the proceeds will [...]
Gardens in the Desert (Update)
Food and Water security projects in Touareg villages, Timbuktu region See ‘Tombouctou – projects in Touareg villages’ for more images: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ Note on current situation: Since writing this article, pre-existing difficulties for rural populations in the Timbuktu region have been exacerbated by the current security situation in northern Mali. In April 2012 Touareg rebel group [...]
Desert Festival images on show in Sweden – exhibition extended
Three of my images from the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Mali are on show at the Museum of World Culture in Göteburg, Sweden, in an exhibition entitled ‘Destination X’. The exhibition explores the various things that motivate people to travel and migrate, and what it is that we look for and hope to find when [...]
Group Inerane & Koudede: European Tour 2011
Exclusive photos from the first European tour of the ground-breaking KOUDEDE and GROUP INERANE; now in the ‘Music’ gallery: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2011/03/music-2/
People
Examples of my portrait photography; please contact me if you wish to commission a portrait / portraits.
Latest pictures – Timbuktu villages / Touareg wedding in Burkina Faso
My latest photography projects include documenting food and water security projects in Touareg villages in the Timbuktu region, and a selection of images from the wedding of Touareg friends in Burkina Faso. Please go to the ‘Travel’ gallery to view the photos: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ More can be read about the food and water security projects and [...]
‘Festival au Desert 2011′ – Official Photos now online
My latest photos from the ‘Festival au Désert’ in Mali are now online in the Travel gallery – http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/travel-photograpy/ I was commissioned this year as the festival’s ‘Official Photographer’, and had full access to the stage during the concerts; I was therefore able to capture completely exclusive images of the concerts and artists which will [...]
Music
Festival Gnaoua in Morocco and music/dance photography from London and elsewhere. Please see the ‘Articles’ section for my reviews of the 2010 & 2008 Gnaoua festivals, & the ‘Travel’ gallery for pictures from the ‘Festival au Desert’ in Timbuktu.
‘AFRICAN SPIRIT’ EXHIBITION – BETHNAL GREEN
Some of my images from Mali & Senegal will be on display in the exhibition ‘African Spirit’ in Bethnal Green library, from 01 – 19 April – details below: Bethnal Green Library Cambridge Heath Road London E2 0HL 01 – 19 April 2011 Monday.Tuesday.Thursday….12.00 noon to 19.00 Wednesday and Sunday Closed Friday…………………………….12.00 noon to 18.00 Saturday……………………….11.00 to 17.00
Event Photography
Some examples of events/commissioned work – Please contact me via the ‘contact’ page if you have an event or a function that you would like photographing. See the ‘ILFA’ website for more examples of my event work: http://www.sjberwin.com/events/20901_ILFA_gala_dinner_2011/
Festival au Désert, Mali 2010
This article appeared in ‘Canoe Africa’ magazine: http://www.canoeafrica.com/ (‘Mocha’ issue) Day one The familiar storming bass lines of ‘Amassakoul N’ Tenere’ ring out across the sand dunes as Tinariwen take to the stage in full Tuareg robes & shesh[1] headdress… The now legendary poet guitarists are greeted with rapturous excitement by the audience, as their [...]
Exhibitions: ‘Black History Month’ & ILFA gala dinner
Some of my portraits of leading black lawyers have been on display throughout October in the Law Society’s ‘Black History Month’ exhibition, celebrating the achievements of legal trailblazers from the UK’s black community. The exhibition is available for hire from the Law Society. Several of my images from Mali and Sénégal were selected for an exhibition that was [...]
Festival Gnaoua, Essaouira, Morocco 2010
Full photo coverage of the festival can be found in the ‘Music’ gallery: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/music-2/ My review of the 2008 Festival Gnaoua can be found here: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2009/05/festival-gnaoua-essaouira-morocco-2008/ © Alice Mutasa 2010 Day One – Thursday 24/06/10 “There’s a real breath of freedom in this music – because no one sings better of liberty than a person [...]
Festival Gnaoua 2010: Photographs and review online now
Latest photos of the amazing ‘Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde’ in Essaouira, Morocco are online in the ‘Music’ gallery: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/05/music-2/ & go to ‘Articles’ for my review of the Festival: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/07/festival-gnaoua-et-musiques-du-monde-2010/ Click here for my review of the 2008 festival: #mce_temp_url# Alice Mutasa 2010
Interview with Amazigh Kateb
Interview with Amazigh Kateb at the Gnaoua Festival 2010 now online, at: http://www.placesandseasons.com/2010/07/interview-with-amazigh-kateb/
Interview with Amazigh Kateb
At the Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde; Essaouira, Morocco, 2010 © Alice Mutasa 2010 Algerian musician Amazigh Kateb’s ground-breaking band Gnawa Diffusion blazed a trail across North Africa and France for over 15 years, with their highly original blend of Gnaoua, reggae, rap, funk, punk and traditional North African sounds, complemented by Amazigh’s charismatic [...]
Projects in Cuba 2009 + UPDATE 2012
Teatro Miramar, Havana: renovation project This visit to the Teatro Miramar in Havana was commissioned by the ‘Music Fund for Cuba’, to help raise awareness of their fund-raising project for the theatre: http://www.musicfundforcuba.org.uk/pages/1/teatro-miramar-theatre-appeal UPDATE March 2012: I am pleased to be able to announce that thanks to the success of this fund-raising project, the newly-renovated [...]
Festival Gnaoua – Essaouira, Morocco, 2008
© Alice Mutasa 2008 For images from the Gnaoua festival, go to the ‘Music’ gallery…. Day one: 26/06/08 The 11th edition of the ‘Festival Gnaoua’ in Essaouira, on Morocco’s Atlantic coast has exploded into life; every street and square in the Medina reverberates with the infectious beats and rhythms of Gnaoua music, punctuated by the [...]
Saving Paradise (Marine conservation, Belize 2006)
This article appeared in ‘Global Travel Adventure Culture’ magazine in January 2006 Alice Mutasa discovers an unspoilt world among the coral cayes and jungles of southern Belize….. The tiny Cessna plane tilts up off the grassy track that passes for a runway in Belize City airport & heads down the coast, packed with a noisy [...]
