The Sapeurs of Brazzaville

• Photographer
  Tariq Zaidi
• Prizes
  Gold in People/Life Style, 2nd Place winner in People

Sape, an abbreviation of Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes ("Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People"), is a fashion subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville in the DRC and Republic of Congo. Someone who follows La Sape is known as a Sapeur.