Earlier this year I received a postcard with a stunning photo of young Nubian women. Now I have such a girl crush on German photographer Leni Riefenstahl. Born in 1902, she was a director, actress, and dancer who went on to photograph the Nuba tribes of Sudan in the 60s. She did so much for the country that she was the first foreigner to ever be given a Sudanese passport. At 72, she lied and said she was 52 to get a SCUBA certification and pursue underwater photography. She died in 2003, shortly after her 101st birthday.
The Nuba are a beautiful naked tribe, and I adore Leni's portraits of them. Take two minutes to Google it.
She usually remembered for making Nazi propaganda. I hadn't realized that she made substantial contributions to film and art after the war. Here's hoping that some of the Taliban see the error of their ways.
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