Author: Olga Michi
"A new photographic look at how indigenous cultures change under the influence of the outside. 150 photos with an intense effect A book that inspires and makes people, fellow human beings, personalities - Olga Michi has found a touching new approach to the subject of portrait photography and indigenous peoples. For years she was mainly in Africa, lived with different ethnic groups and shared their customs and traditions. In her pictures the people can be seen against a black background, nothing distracts from their facial expressions, their essence, their traditional clothing. The fact that these cultures are in danger is shown by elements that supposedly do not fit: rifles, cartridge cases, crosses, plastic objects or even cell phones are usually only discovered at second glance. "