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At a well in the Sahara Desert near Agadez
item #162Niger - Tuareg We sell these old pulleys, obtained from wells like this one. Once the bucket is full of water it is too heavy to be brought up by hand so the other end of the rope is attached to an animal, a mule or a camel, and it is pulled up across these pulleys. The length of the rope, as long as 100 meters, is the depth of the well. Wells are centers of social activity in the desert; everyone must bring his animals (mules, camels, and goats) every other day to the well for water. | BaHawa
item #154Mali - Mossi Photography has always been an important part of my enjoyment of my experience in Africa. I photograph as many of the objects I purchase as I can, primarily for sales purposes. My photos of the places help me communicate the context in which I find the objects I buy to all those who have not been fortunate enough to travel to Africa themselves. But the most meaningful purpose that my photography serves is to bring me closer to the African people whom I love so much. |
Bakary Sidibe at the Ski Shop in Agadez
item #161Niger - Fulani | Boy selling skewered meat in Dosso
item #159Niger - Djerma |
Boys in Korhogo
item #293Ivory Coast - Senufo Please click on the photo for another boy in the same place | Carrying items purchased in Abalak
item #166Niger - Tuareg |
Children in Bouake
item #361Ivory Coast - unknown tribe | Girl in Dosso
item #157Niger - Tuareg |
Girls in Bouake
item #295Ivory Coast - unknown tribe Please click on the photo for more cute kids. | Man and boy in Badeguicheri
item #165Niger - Djerma |
Man in the Abalak market
item #155Niger - Tuareg | Mohamed, a Wodaabe in Niamey
item #163Niger - Fulani |
My friends in Abidjan
item #298Ivory Coast - unknown tribe Cheick, Kader and Abdoulaye Conde at the beach at Assinie, east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Rooftops of Agadez
item #158Niger - Tuareg |
Tuareg man selling coffee and tea in Dosso
item #160Niger - Tuareg | Women at the well in Badeguicheri
item #164Niger - Djerma |
Wood carver in Bouake
item #297Ivory Coast - unknown tribe | Young man in Bouake where I buy some art
item #294Ivory Coast - unknown tribe |
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