Fine Print: Farmers prepare the palms for date season. Ghidma, Tunisia, 27 January 2018 Paper size:12 × 8 in (30 × 20 cm)

Fine Print: Farmers prepare the palms for date season. Ghidma, Tunisia, 27 January 2018 Paper size:12 × 8 in (30 × 20 cm)Zied Ben Romdhane, born in 1981 in Tunisia, shifted his focus to documentary photography in 2011. He published his first book, West of Life, in 2018 with Red Hook Editions. Ben Romdhanes work is centered around his native Tunisia. He delves into the socio political contrasts between inland regions and coastal areas, shedding light on how geography shapes these dynamics. He won the World Press Photo Prize in 2024, was selected for the 6X6 Global Talent

The Illusion of An Everlasting Summer

He wrote to Schweitzer: “I must leave Lambaréné

You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy

in relation to the history of Grahamstown

Rather than documenting social realities directly

their fatigue

His victory came shortly after his teammates

He moved to Amsterdam in 1958 and photographed the Jewish community there

when the high temperatures of summer have dropped

Born in France in 1942

In 1965 at a huge multi-ring coliseum show

He later found the International Centre of Photography in 1964