TY - BOOK AU - Sory Sanlé ED - Morton Hill (London, England), TI - Sory Sanlé - Volta Photo, 1965-85 SN - 9781909526525 (hbk.) : AV - TR680 .S6 2017 U1 - 779.9 SAN PY - 2017/// CY - London PB - Reel Art Press KW - Sory Sanlé, KW - Portrait photography KW - Exhibitions KW - Photography KW - ukslc KW - Burkina Faso KW - Social life and customs KW - 20th century KW - Pictorial works N1 - Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Morton Hill gallery in London in September 2017 N2 - Ibrahima Sory Sanlé started his photographic career in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960, the year his country (now Burkina Faso) gained independence from France. Sanlé opened his Volta Photo portrait studio in 1965 and, working with his Rolleiflex twin lens medium format camera, Volta Photo was soon recognised as the finest studio in the city. Voltaic photography's unsung golden age is fully embodied by Sanlé. His black and white images magnify this era and display a unique cultural energy and social impact. This book on Sanlé's work and is released to coincide with the first solo international exhibition of his work at Morton-Hill gallery in London ER -