2019 Photo Contest, Portraits, 1st Prize

Dakar Fashion

Photographer

Finbarr O'Reilly

31 December, 2018

Diarra Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Mbaye and Mariza Sakho model outfits by designer Adama Paris, in the Medina neighborhood of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, as curious residents look on.

Dakar is a growing hub of Franco-African fashion, and is home to Fashion Africa TV, the first station entirely dedicated to fashion on the continent. The annual Dakar Fashion Week includes an extravagant street show that is open to all and attended by thousands from all corners of the capital. Adama Paris (who has a namesake brand) is a driving force behind the fashion week, and much else on the design scene.

About the photographer

Finbarr O'Reilly

Finbarr O'Reilly has spent the last 20 years as an award-winning visual journalist and author working in conflict zones and complex humanitarian emergencies. He is a regular ...

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/320
Focal length
24 mm
F-Stop
f/4
ISO
250
Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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