Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present an unparalleled collection of 250 photographs, drawn from their work over thirty years.

This astounding collection of rare and intimate photographs depicts a lifetime of events and experiences across Africa, from birth and coming-of-age to marriage and death.

Experience the many facets of African culture through the rolling eyes and flashing teeth of the Wodaabe of Niger, the colorful beaded bodices of Sudan's Dinka, the striking painted faces of the Karo of Ethiopia, and more. With their unique eye for Africa and its inhabitants, Beckwith and Fisher have created a moving, personal tribute to some of the most beautiful people on Earth.

• New, more compact format
• 360 pages, 250 color photographs
• 6" x 6 1/2"
• © 2008