Alexander Joe

Alexander Joe is a Zimbabwean-born photographer whose interest in photography began at the age of 19 when he was influenced by British fashion photographer David Bailey’s work. He was offered a job as a staff photographer on the Rhodesia Herald. Heworked for the Herald until Zimbabwe’s Independence in 1980. He then headed for London to try his luck in Fleet Street where he worked for the Times of London, The Observer and The Daily Mail. He returned to Africa after being offered a job by the international – news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP).