For more than 20 years photographer Phyllis Galembo has traveled Africa and Haiti documenting the art of the masquerade. What is it about masks? “It’s the creativity,” says Galembo.

Black face masks have become a topic of interest among basketball fans, especially after the NBA decided to ban them. These masks, often worn by players recovering from facial injuries ...

African masks in performance The spectacular masks of the Winiama people in the rural village of Ouri in Burkina Faso perform to reenact the encounters between the village ancestors and the ...