David Pace brought us light and life through his enthusiasm for teaching, photography and social commitment. Luckily, his enthusiasm was contagious. We will continue to be enriched by his work and memory. David passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
We can continue to share his moving life’s experience at http://www.davidpacephotography.com and https://maptia.com/davidpace/stories/karaba-brick-quarry.
Pace lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he taught photography at colleges and universities for more than twenty years. From 2009 - 2013, he was the resident director of Santa Clara University's Study Abroad Program in West Africa. Pace documented daily life in the rural village of Bereba in the country of Burkina Faso, where he photographed annually from 2007 to 2016. In 2019 he published Images In Transition with collaborator Stephen Wirtz. His work has been exhibited and published internationally.
David Pace on his Burkina Faso work:
“I have been photographing in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2007. On my annual trips I live in the village of Bereba where I have been documenting many aspects of daily life including the weekly dance (Friday Night), the nightly commute (Sur La Route), local fashion (Market Day), traditional architecture (L'Ancien Village) and common occupations (At Work). Other projects include an exploration of brick making (Karaba Brick Quarry), artisanal gold mining (Les Sites d'Or) and the kiosks of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso (Kiosks).”
