Born in 1936 in Soloba, Mali. Died in Bamako in April 2016.

From Malick Sidibé’s work, we first know about reportage photographs, taken in surprise parties organized by young people fond of music and freedom as the country prepares for independence. In 1962, he opened the “Studio Malick” in Bamako. The portrait produced in the studio will constitute the major part of his work. We come from everywhere to have the portrait drawn by the eye of Bamako …
Noticed at the first Bamako Photography Meetings, he was exhibited at the Cartier Foundation in Paris and then in major galleries and museums around the world. He received the Hasselblad Prize in 2003 and the Golden Lion in 2007.