Glenna Gordon

Photographer Glenna Gordon has been working in Africa for over seven years and her work has appeared in New York Times Magazine and Time Magazine, among others. She has a new photography book, Diagram of the Heart, about romance novels written by Muslim women in northern Nigeria.

Stories from this author

The Masonic Lodge in Monrovia, Liberia. Before the civil war, the descents of American slaves who mainly controlled the government often made official decisions at the lodge, which did not allow native members.

These Abandoned Buildings Are the Last Remnants of Liberia’s Founding History

The world created by former slaves in Liberia was a cruel paradox for more than 150 years