The Archive of Malian Photography would not have been possible without funding from the British Library Endangered Archives Programme, the National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation & Access Division, Michigan State University, and the expertise and dedication of the following individuals:
Associate Professor of African Art
Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Associate Director of MATRIX
Scott Pennington (MSU)Head of Digitization & African Projects at MATRIX (2011-12)
Information Technology Specialist (Son of Abdourahmane Sakaly)
Catherine Foley (MSU)Digital Librarian & Archivist
Photographer (Assistant of Abdourahmane Sakaly)
Oumar CisséPhotographer (Son of Mamadou Cissé)
Masarran DiankoumbaPhotographer (Center for Photographic Training in Bamako)
Moussa KalapoPhotographer (Center for Photographic Training in Bamako))
Sory Ibrahim KouyatéPhotographer (Son of Adama Kouyaté)
Karim SidibéPhotographer (Son of Malick Sidibé)
Director, Maison Africaine de la Photographie
Kassim KonéProfessor of Anthropology, SUNY Cortland
Alex NicholsPhotographer & Director of the Visual Resources Library at MSU
Heida ShoemakerArt Conservator, specializing in Photographs
Jefferey WollinProfessor of Photography, Indiana University
U.S. Ambassador to Mali
Leanne CannonDeputy Public Affairs Officer (2011-12)
William BellisPublic Affairs Officer (2014-2015)
Stephen KochubaDeputy Public Affairs Officer (2015-2017)
Emma MorosCultural Affairs Officer (2017-present)
Aboubar Cissé Casimir SomboroMinistry of Culture / Minister of Culture
Moussa KonatéHouse of African Photography (MAP) / Director (until 2018)
Samuel SidibéNational Museum / Director (until 2018)