First edition of Volta Colour by Sanlé Sory (2026)

First impression 

Medium format clothbound hardback in new condition 

178 x 250 mm

160 pages, 99 images

About

Volta Colour explores the shift from black and white to colour photography through the work of one of West Africa's most prolific photographers. Sanlé Sory was born in 1943 and opened his photo studio in Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960. Over many years, he took more than a million pictures showing how his community changed. Sory welcomed change. When asked why he switched to colour in the 1980s, he said: "When you are in a place where everybody dances, you have to try to dance like everybody else!"