Captain Rugged stands above the city skyline with arms outstretched and brightly colored cape flowing in the wind
Kelechi Amadi-Obi (Nigerian, b.1969), Captain Rugged 8, 2013, digital print, 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 inches. © Kelechi Amadi-Obi. Courtesy of the artist.
a black man talks on a cellphone as he walks across a bridge with a gridlock of traffic and pedestrians in the background
Akintunde Akinleye (Nigerian, b.1971), Each Passing Day, 2006, digital print, 29 1/4 x 39 3/4 inches. © Akintunde Akinleye. Courtesy of the artist.
a woman wearing business attire walks between cars in front of alarge commercial building
Sabelo Mlangeni (South African, b.1980), Woman and city (Big City series), 2012, gelatin silver print, 18 x 15 3/8 inches. © Sabelo Mlangeni. Courtesy of the artist.
two black children stand in the middle of a city street at night
Uche Okpa-Iroha (Nigerian, b.1972), American Dream, 2008, digital print, 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches. © Uche Okpa-Iroha. Courtesy of the artist.
three members of a rock band play instruments and revel in front of a green Volkswagen Beetle
Jodi Bieber (South African, b.1966), Alternative rock band Ree-Burth, Pimville, 2009, digital print, 44 x 52 3/4 inches. © Jodi Bieber. Courtesy of the artist.
a man carrying a bucket on his shoulder as he works high up in the air
Akintunde Akinleye (Nigerian, b.1971), Along the Line, 2011, digital print, 29 15/16 x 31 7/8 inches. © Akintunde Akinleye. Courtesy of the artist.
hundreds of people, mostly children, enjoy the shallow waters of a large community swimming pool
Jodi Bieber (South African, b.1966), Orlando West Swimming Pool, Orlando West (Soweto series), 2009, digital print, 39 3/4 x 42 7/8 inches. © Jodi Bieber. Courtesy of the artist.