{"product_id":"sahel","title":"Sahel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition of Sahel by Willem Diepraam(1982).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst impression\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge format softcover in good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome very minor wear to extremities of boards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages clean, binding firm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome scratches on the back and front of the book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pub-body regular-description-wrapper\"\u003eThis is a collection of photojournalist Willem Diepraam's classic documentation of the devastation of the village of Sahel, and of its inhabitants.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pub-body regular-description-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pub-body regular-description-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWillem Diepraam (1944- ) was born in Amsterdam and first became interested in the photographic medium when he realized the success with which photo reportage could transport and imprint  messages of social significance to vast audiences. Diepraam began his career in the 1960s as a self-taught photojournalist working for a Dutch newspaper, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVrij Nederland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Since then he has published several books of his own work including, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDutch Caribbean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1975), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSahel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1982), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLima\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1991), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoto’s and Photographs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2000). Over the years Diepraam has played multiple roles in the medium, as an avid collector of photographs, curator of exhibitions (of both his own work and others ), and he has published books of other photographers’ works as well.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willem Diepraam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57769711501694,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/Sahel-by-Willem-Diepraam1.heic?v=1785406773","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/products\/sahel","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}