Saturday 9 December 2006, 14.00–17.00

West Africa has a rich and vibrant history of photography and has produced some of the most outstanding imagery for well over a century. Contemporary photographers depict the varied lifestyles, literature and music emerging from this culturally diverse and exciting region.

Artists Akinbode Akinbiyi and Zaynab Toyosi Odunsi discuss their work with critic and writer Nancy Hynes and Augustus Casely-Hayford, Director of the Institute of International Visual Arts.

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£8 (£6 concessions), booking required
There is a discount of £5 if you book tickets for five talks in the Global Photography Now series and a £10 discount if you book tickets for all nine talks.