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"Les cahiers de Gao, Les tresses du Mali, La ferme de mon frère" is a collection of works by African photographer Youssouf Sogodogo. He was born in Gao, the Republic of Mali, West Africa. He studied drawing and plastic arts at the National University of Arts in the capital Bamako, and is self-taught in photography. He has been in charge of conservation at the national museum for many years. He obtained a degree in conservation and restoration of black African cultural heritage in Italy. Since 2000, he has participated in the "Vasco Center for the Promotion of Photography" and was in charge of training and film labs, and later served as the director of the center. Sogodogo is famous for his images of African women's "hairstyles," and has been recording the unique styles that are passed down in Mali for many years. This book includes the above-mentioned work titled "Mali braids," as well as records of Gao, and records of the farm that his brother ran.