The absent black father, the kind of man once controversially criticized by President Obama as “missing in action”, who casts a pall over his dependents, figures prominently in Africa and the African

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Thibault Gerbaldi Thibault Gerbaldi is a French-American travel ...

Now in its seventh edition, Photo North has become a festival defined less by scale than by care. Rooted in storytelling, collaboration and social engagement, it offers a space where photography and visitors can meet on equal terms. Co-founder Peter Dench explains…