22/07/2026
Art and Processes — Episode 18 is OUT NOW.
Angèle Etoundi Essamba: Photographing Dignity, Reclaiming the Gaze
For more than four decades, Cameroonian photographer Angèle Etoundi Essamba has placed the presence, dignity and strength of the Black female body at the centre of her work—on her own terms.
In this conversation with Emeka Okereke, she reflects on displacement and belonging, her early years between Douala and France, and the moment in 1980s Amsterdam when she recognised the visual absence of the Black community around her.
Together, they trace major bodies of work including Série Noire, Afro Cosmos and Renaissance—featuring The Girl with the Amber Earring—and explore photography in the age of social media and AI, motherhood, darkroom discipline, and the meaning of freedom and progress.
Listen now:https://nkatapodcast.com/podcast/angeleessamba/
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Production: Atelier OkerekeProject: Nkata Podcast StationPortrait of guest: Supplied by Angèle Etoundi Essamba