Everyday Africa

Everyday Africa is a photoblog and book of collective of 30 photographers capturing daily life in Africa.

Everyday Africa
Type of site
Photoblog
OwnerPeter DiCampo, Austin Merrill
CommercialNo
LaunchedMarch 2012

Started in March 2012 by photographer Peter DiCampo and writer Austin Merrill, Everyday Africa has developed a large following through social media. The blog had over 382,000 followers on Instagram[1] and 71,000 followers on Facebook as of July 2018.[2] Hundreds of "Everyday" blogs have since been developed by people in different countries around the world influenced by Everyday Africa.[3]

Blog

Africa

Peter Dicampo[4] and Austin Merrill started Everyday Africa[5][6] initially on Tumblr[7] when they both were on assignment for Peace Corps in Ivory Coast. What began as an Instagram[8] account in 2012, is now a global movement bringing a greater awareness of what ordinary life looks like in Africa, a continent of 54 diverse countries.

Global movement

Getting Influenced from Everyday Africa,[9][10] many other "Everyday" projects were started from Asia, Middle East, Iran, Australia.[11] A total of more than 100 everyday projects are now live on Instagram. In 2014, Instagram noticed the growth[12] of everyday accounts and invited the curators to exhibit at Photoville in New York City. After meeting up in person at the exhibition, they decided to start a collective The Everyday Projects,[13][14] which became a non profit.

Book

Everyday Africa book[15][16] based on photoblog, also titled Everyday Africa,[17] was launched on May 22, 2017.[18] Published by Kehrer Verlag,[19] the book is a compilation of photographs from Everyday Africa Instagram account that aims to more accurately show day-to-day life throughout Africa.

Education

Everyday Africa educators work with students[20] to dissect traditional media representations of Africa and of the students’ own communities. Students then take their own local “everyday” photos with smartphones or other simple cameras, telling their neighbourhood stories while learning and eventually showcasing valuable visual and cultural literacy skills.

Impact

The account inspired similar account for other regions, such as Asia,[21] Egypt,[22] the Middle East.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Everyday Africa (@everydayafrica) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. "Everyday Africa". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  3. "Looking everyday at everything everywhere". Washington Post. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  4. "Peter DiCampo". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  5. "This Is the World As It Really Is, On Instagram". Esquire. October 8, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  6. "Everyday Africa – a portrait of a continent, Newsday - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  7. "Everyday Africa". everydayafrica.tumblr.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  8. "Introducing Africa to the OMG crowd". Salon. February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  9. "October 2013". ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  10. "Everyday Africa". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  11. "Everyday Instagram: "Changing perception and challenging stereotypes." | Columbia Visuals". columbiavisuals.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  12. Bicker, Olivier Laurent, Phil. "The Growth of the Everyday Everywhere Movement". Time. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  13. "The Everyday Projects". The Everyday Projects. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  14. "New Platform Brings 'Everyday Everywhere' to Everyone". Time. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  15. Dahir, Abdi Latif. "A new book will show you the beauty and hopes of everyday Africa". Quartz. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  16. "Across the Continent with Everyday Africa". The New Yorker. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  17. "Everyday Africa: The Next Phase". Departures. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  18. "Everyday Africa Book Launch". Pulitzer Center. May 16, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  19. "Everyday Africa - Kehrer Verlag". Kehrer Verlag. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  20. "Everyday Africa: Pulitzer Center Education Programming". Pulitzer Center. September 16, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  21. Corrales, John (April 30, 2014). "Everyday People in Everyday Asia". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  22. El-Mahdawy, Hadeer (May 4, 2017). "Everyday Egypt, offshoot of a global photography movement, launches Cairo exhibition". Ahram Online. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  23. Asquith, Mark (April 27, 2014). "Everyday Arab life". The National. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

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