Born in 1978 in Tonka, in the Timbuktu region of Mali, he lives and works in Bamako. After studying human sciences, Harandane Dicko joined the Bamako Photography Training Center (CFP). In 2002, he completed his first internship with the newspaper Der Land Bote in Winterthur and other residences in 2006 at the Zentrum für Kulturproduktion PROGR in Bern and in 2007 at the CEPV Professional Education Center in Veyey, Switzerland. In 2008, he did a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris but also participated in the international residency organized by Afriqueinvisu at Métive in 2008. He also produced reports for the Fondation de France, L ‘ UNICEF, European Union, UNDP and to cover several Festivals in Mali and abroad.