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Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa. (Daily Life 2014, by Didier Ruef) - Swiss Press Award

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Didier Ruef
Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa - 001
Photo / Daily Life
2014

Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa.

Didier Ruef

Some 1,500 Africans from across Switzerland participated in the Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa on Sunday, June 2, as well as the mass that followed at the Abbey of Saint-Maurice. Created in 2001, this event aims to project a positive image of the African continent. It was punctuated by songs led by twelve choirs. Women in boubou or traditional costume danced to the sound of tam-tams and balafons. Africa within earshot, to honor the memory of its saints.

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Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa.

Swissinfo

Photo / Daily Life
2014

Didier Ruef

Some 1,500 Africans from across Switzerland participated in the Pilgrimage to the Saints of Africa on Sunday, June 2, as well as the mass that followed at the Abbey of Saint-Maurice. Created in 2001, this event aims to project a positive image of the African continent. It was punctuated by songs led by twelve choirs. Women in boubou or traditional costume danced to the sound of tam-tams and balafons. Africa within earshot, to honor the memory of its saints.

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Didier Ruef / Swiss Press Award

Didier Ruef

Photographe, Chambésy, 1961

Didier Ruef est né en 1961 à Genève, Suisse. Ses photos et ses reportages ont été publiés dans de nombreux journaux et magazines suisses et étrangers tels que Time, The Independent Magazine, The Observer Magazine, Le Monde, Libération, El Pais Semanal, Geo, Rhythms Monthly (Taiwan), Marie Claire, Ogonyok, Der Spiegel, National Geographic, ... Didier Ruef a publié les livres : en 1998 Paysans de nos montagnes, aux éditions Monographic (Sierre) et sa traduction allemande Bauern am Berg (Offizin Zürich Verlag) et italienne Vita di montagna (Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona) ; en 2005, Afrique Noire chez Infolio Editions (Gollion) ; en 2011 Recycle chez Labor et Fides (Genève) en langues françaises et anglaises, et chez Edizioni Casagrande (Bellinzona) en langues italiennes et allemandes ; en 2012 Bestiarium chez QTI (Stabio) en langue italienne ; en 2018 Homo Helveticus chez Till Schaap Edition en langues françaises, allemandes et anglaises

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