Photo credit: Cristina de Middel portait by Bernadoni.

IKO IKO, from the series The Afronauts.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2012.

MBULUMBUBLU, from the series The Afronauts.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2012.

UMFUNDI, from the series The Afronauts.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2012.

AUMBAWE, from the series The Afronauts.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2012.

AJEWO, from the series This is What Hatred Did.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2015.

IDAGIRI, from the series This is What Hatred Did.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2015.

IJEWO, from the series This is What Hatred Did.
Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2015.

LAIMOTELE, from the series This is What Hatred Did. Cristina de Middel / Magnum Photos, 2015.

Introducing Cristina de Middel

When Cristina de Middel launched her book The Afronauts in 2012 she created a commotion in the photobook world. Retelling the story of the 1960s Zambian space program, she wrestled with the inadequacies of traditional documentary practice, emerging with a magical reconstruction of the narrative. Cristina continues to publish a prolific array of provocative and innovative photobooks. She has received numerous awards in both editorial and artistic fields, including PhotoFolio Arles 2012, finalist in the Deutsche Börse Prize, and the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography in New York. She is an associate member of Magnum Photos.