Trading places : the merchants of Nairobi

Author(s)

• Bloom, Steve

Bibliographic Information

Trading places : the merchants of Nairobi

Steve Bloom

Thames & Hudson, 2009

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For this latest project, Steve Bloom has stepped away from the magnificent wildlife and landscape photography with which he made his name to create a unique portrait of the small traders of Nairobi. This is a place where slick advertising has made few inroads and shopping malls and supermarkets remain a rarity. As across Africa, that is an opportunity for an outpouring of creativity. Businessmen and women paint their own hoardings and signs, or call in friends who happen to be handy with a paintbrush. The results are delightfully quirky - an authentic form of popular street graphics that is endlessly fascinating. Through his images, a master photographer gives us an unforgettable picture of one of the world's most intriguing communities.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Afya Fish and Chips * Beauty Hair Salon * Family Care Hotel * Eclipse Hair Cut * Shoe Repair * Hygiene Butchery * New Wave Gym * Pumwani Electronics * Area Kawangware Radio Sales * Aberdare Trading Syndicate * Damos Video Centre * Kampala Coffin Centre * Half London Greengrocer

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Details

• NCID: BB01654295
• ISBN:
  • 9780500543818
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 144 p.
• Size: 23 × 30 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 779.9967625092
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Bloom, Steve, 1953-
  • LCSH : Photography, Artistic
  • LCSH : Nairobi (Kenya) -- Pictorial works
  • LCSH : Nairobi (Kenya) -- Commerce -- Pictorial works