Alick Phiri

Alick Phiri (b. 1948, Zambia) is a pioneering Zambian photographer whose work offers rare, intimate views of everyday life, identity, and community in Lusaka from the 1960s through the 1990s. Trained at Photo Art Studios in Lusaka under mentor Prabhubhai Patel, Phiri was among the few black photographers active during a period when photographic access was heavily restricted in Zambia. He is celebrated for capturing ordinary moments—portraits, street scenes, family gatherings—with dignity, sincerity, and historical weight. His archive is now being rediscovered and appreciated in Zambia and internationally, helping to reshape how visual memory and national identity are understood.