Working as a team for over 25 years, Beckwith and Fisher are in a race to photograph and document sacred tribal ceremonies across Africa before the ancient ways are lost in the vast cultural melting pot.

These two intrepid explorers are making their way by foot, train, camel, dugout canoe and 4x4 from the tip of Swaziland to the mountains of Morocco. They're living among indigenous peoples and earning their trust to document the sacred ceremonies that mark their lives. In doing so the duo is preserving cultural traditions and stories that would almost certainly be lost as even remote corners of Africa feel the inexorable pull of modernity.

African Ceremonies: Documenting a Vanishing World
Ten years in the making, this massive two-volume book set and traveling exhibition, African Ceremonies, tells the story of the first 93 ceremonies Beckwith and Fisher covered in 26 countries. Honored by the United Nations Society of Writers, the photographers received its Award for Excellence for the books. This presentation offers the most powerful experience of the photos and the stories they tell.

The Art of Seduction: Courtship and Marriage in Africa
Learn about the intriguing practices that attract men and women to each other across Africa, from the Berber bride fair in Morocco to the Wodaabe male charm-and-beauty ceremony of Niger.

Becoming an Adult: Rituals of Initiation in Africa
Journey with Beckwith and Fisher as they introduce us to tests of strength and courage marking the passage to adulthood.