People said if [I] was at a party, it gave it prestige. I would let people know I'd arrived by letting off my flash... You could feel the temperature…

- Malick Sidibe

It's all the same. It's the same face. We always look for an idea, for the same face, for the same position. There is no such thing as a European or …

- Malick Sidibe

I wanted to be the photographer of happiness.

- Malick Sidibe

Before I knew the camera, I knew about images. It's all about trying to make light with a pencil or with a crayon. It really helped me in the beginni…

- Malick Sidibe

Man tried to imitate God by drawing; then we invented the photo.

- Malick Sidibe