Ivory Coast photo exhibition pays tribute to market traders
Ivorian market trader Madame Constance is one of the subjects of a new
outdoor exhibition in Ivory Coast's town of Grand Bassam, reports the
BBC's Alex Duval Smith.
The photographers decided to create the outdoor exhibition, which
features 20 large portraits lining the road, to support the traders and
crafts people of Grand Bassam, a popular weekend destination for
professionals from the main city Abidjan.
The seaside resort also was the scene of a militant gun attack last year in which 16 people died.
Ms Constance, who sells carved wooden souvenirs, hopes the exhibition will improve business.
Alex also snapped Hamidou, who makes and sells bronze objects, next to his portrait:
Gauz said he hoped the exhibition would raise the profile of the traders and artisans along the road into Grand Bassam.
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| Alex snapped the trader along with with photographers Armand Gauz (right) and Dorris Haron Kasco |
The seaside resort also was the scene of a militant gun attack last year in which 16 people died.
Ms Constance, who sells carved wooden souvenirs, hopes the exhibition will improve business.
Alex also snapped Hamidou, who makes and sells bronze objects, next to his portrait:
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