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Malick Sidibé

1935 - 2016

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Malick Sidibé (1935 – 14 April 2016) was a Malian photographer from a Fulani (Fula) village in Soloba, who was noted for his black-and-white studies of popular culture in the 1960s in Bamako, Mali. Sidibé had a long and fruitful career as a photographer in Bamako, and was a well-known figure in his community. In 1994 he had his first exhibition outside of Mali and received much critical praise for his carefully composed portraits. Sidibé's work has since become well known and renowned on a global scale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malick Sidibé is the 118th most popular photographer (up from 122nd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Mali (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Malick Sidibé ranks 118 out of 148. Before him are David Douglas Duncan, Joel-Peter Witkin, Karl Struss, Rineke Dijkstra, Bert Stern, and Thomas Struth. After him are Mary Ellen Mark, Milton H. Greene, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, F. Holland Day, Lisette Model, and Toni Frissell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Malick Sidibé ranks 391. Before him are Donald Arnold, José Luandino Vieira, Margarita Nikolaeva, Jacques Poos, Peer Hultberg, and Kazimierz Zimny. After him are Mal Evans, Yuri Titov, Roger Hargreaves, Steve Lawrence, Bruno Rodzik, and Adnan Badran. Among people deceased in 2016, Malick Sidibé ranks 393. Before him are Natalya Krachkovskaya, Amelia Bence, Adolf Born, Angus Scrimm, Vera Henriksen, and Raúl Cárdenas. After him are Giorgio Albertazzi, Aage Larsen, Joe Alaskey, Jean-Marie Doré, Müzahir Sille, and Rita Gam.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Malick Sidibé ranks 23 out of 72. Before him are Seydou Keita (1980), Salif Keïta (1946), Modibo Keita (1942), Boubacar Traoré (1942), Camila Alves (1983), and Yambo Ouologuem (1940). After him are Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), Mahamadou Diarra (1981), Toumani Diabaté (1965), Modibo Sidibé (1952), Moctar Ouane (1955), and Assimi Goïta (1983).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In Mali

Among photographers born in Mali, Malick Sidibé ranks 1. 

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