Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have photographed the peoples and cultures of the Horn of Africa for more than 30 years. Together, they exhibit internationally and lecture widely at prestigious venues such as the American Museum of Natural History, The Explorers Club, The Smithsonian Institution, the National Geographic Society, and the Royal Geographical Society. Their magazine credits include major features in Time, Life, Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle.
“PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR. Documenting African cultures, Beckwith
and Fisher create an iridescent record of the continent’s skin art:
body painting, tattoos and scarification.” ~ American Photo
“..this beautiful book offers up large and colorful photos en
masse...I paged through this volume transfixed, amazed at the
simple beauty of the patterns and color utilized by the tribal
artists documented with great respect for its subjects. This large
coffee table-sized book takes great care to not only document the
different body-painting styles of numerous tribes, but also to
describe in chapter prefaces, the processes and cultural
significance of the techniques.” ~Tattoosday
“Leafing through Painted Bodies, the eye-popping book...is a joyful
experience. The vivid photos of painted and adorned bodies—some
daintily dabbed with dots of paint, others lashed with bold streaks
of color—mesmerize and uplift.” ~Professional Photographer
"Best known documenting African cultures, Beckwith and Fisher
create an iridescent record of the continent's skin art: body
painting, tattoos and scarification." ~American Photo
“It wrings one’s heart, however, when one realizes that these
images may well be among the last records of this art that is at
the dawn of all art. This book may be romantic and carries the
authors’ knowledge very lightly, but if one images is worth 10,000
words, these pictures eloquently plead for the protection of the
Omo Valley.” ~The Art Newspaper
"Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher’s unabashedly spectacular color
photographs have nothing to do with art world fashions and trends.
In their latest book, they document modern versions of practices
thought to have continued for tens of thousands of years...
Pictures—intensely colored images that fill page after page
with dramatically decorated faces and bodies—are the photographers’
primary achievement. Anyone who leafs through the pages of this
book can see stunning evidence of ancient customs that seem to
thrive, as well as survive.” ~Los Angeles Review of Books
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