GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE
LOUIS LEESON
LOUIS LEESON
‘Give the Devil His Due’ is a photography zine by reportage photographer, Louis Leeson. This zine is a series of portraits of Yahya Jammeh loyalists and a reportage of a campaign to keep alive his legacy by people who claim that his eccentric, autocratic leadership made their country stronger and more prosperous.
GAMBIA: Jammeh came to power through military coup in 1994 and remained in power until 2017, when he was defeated democratically by a popular movement of young Gambians who wanted change headed by Adama Barrow, the current President. His two decades of rule were marked by intimidation of political opposition, oppression of LGBT+ communities, killings and disappearances of rivals, endemic corruption, and a bizarre personality cult that lead loyalists to claim Jammeh could read minds, cure HIV, and even fly.
Louis Leeson is a reportage photojournalist with a background in documentary
film. Louis works in the UK and internationally for feature film, editorial, and humanitarian organisations. He shoots long-term investigative projects and has covered the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, FGM in The Gambia, and the refugee crisis engulfing Europe and the Middle East. His project was selected for publication from our yearly open call.
Publisher: Your Local Newsstand
Graphics and Typography: Georgina Capedevila Cano
Foreword by Sait Matty Jaw
44 Pages
6x9 inches
Full Colour
Printed on 150gsm Uncoated Wood-Free Paper
Saddled Stitch
Editions of 30
Hand Numbered
2019
POSTCARD PACK
Exclusive set of Photography Postcards
Limited Editions
Printed on 300gsm Maple White Paper
Packed in 90gsm Tracing Paper
