Erich Lessing | Magnum Photos Nigeria. 1957.
“My photography took me on many great journeys around the world. In 1957, I documented the industrialization of Africa for a story in Fortune magazine. One of my favorite shots is t
(...) his glimpse into the early days of commercial air traffic in Nigeria: A Hausa trumpeter at Kano airport blows his magic horn to immobilize evil spirits and safeguard the planes for takeoff and landing.”
- Erich Lessing © Erich Lessing | Magnum Photos
