Festival masks

Photographer Anthony Pappone (Anthony Pappone) specializes in photojournalism and portrait photography. The project of the festival with the masks in the African country, just combines the two main areas of activity of the author.

Pappone Anthony (Anthony Pappone) childhood fond of history and tradition. Over the years, it is a traditional festival of passion and became the main occupation of the photographer. The pictures that you see today, made during the last International Festival «International des Masques et des Arts de Dédougou», held in the city of Dedougou, Burkina Faso. According to Anthony, a masked man identified with the spirit whose image is located on the mask. Ritual dances during the festival does not stop, day or night.


































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