There are significant differences between the words used for ‘pictures captured on light sensitive surfaces with the use of a camera’ in Luganda and in English. Ekifananyi is the Luganda word that is used to signify a photograph, but it does not mean a photograph. The noun “ekifananyi” is derived from …

This first book in the Ebifananyi series that is part of the output of PhD research presents the legacy of Ugandan photographer Deo Kyakulagira (1940-2000) in an effort to diversify the hegemonic image of 'African Photographers' resulting from success stories like those of the late Malick Sidibé and …