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Mali, West Africa 2003 A Dogon woman passes by our group. She turns her head slightly to get a glimpse of the “toubabs” or white people. It never ceased to amaze me at how fashionable these woman appeared despite doing manual … Continue reading
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Egypt 1998 Four statues of Ramses II once faced Nubia on Egypt’s southern border. The temple was dedicated to the god Amon-Re who might be called the Egyptian version of Zeus. Inside the temple are several halls filled with huge statues … Continue reading
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Bandiagara Escarpment, Mali early 2000’s We were met at the base of the cliffs called the Bandiagara Escarpment and guided to a sacred village by twin brothers who were shamen or witch doctors. The Dogon are afraid to enter, to do so brings bad … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2001 We had hiked high into the Bandiagara Escarpment to visit a small village of Dogon. When we arrived, it was difficult to tell who had come to see whom. The villagers gathered around us chattering and … Continue reading
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Mali 1998 I call this portrait Modigliani’s Inspiration because this woman has a long, oval-shaped face. Modigliani’s portraits were noted for elongated faces. Although he did not go to Africa, he was inspired by African art with its stylized human forms. In … Continue reading
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A Dogon village in Mali 2001 or thereabouts I scanned some old negatives from a trip to Mali yesterday. I was hoping for a good shot of a Dogon village but because we arrived in mid-day, the monochromatic color of sun … Continue reading
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Mali 2003 A Dogon man carrying a rifle waits in front of a baobab tree. We were resting from our climb up the cliffs of the Bandiagara. Of course, he didn’t need to rest. He wears a long shirt-like garment … Continue reading
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Mali 2000 The village was at the foot of the Bandiagara Escarpment. The houses and storage buildings looked like little witches houses. Only large enough for two or three people to fit inside, the roofs were thatch, tilted and came … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2000 : A Dogon village in the Bandiagara We had climbed from the bottom of the escarpment to this village at the top. Our guide said that only he knew of some of the places we visited, … Continue reading
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Mali, somewhere in the Sahara between Araouane and Tombouctou, 2001 Our guide’s keen eye spotted this white Touareg tent even though it blended into the grayish white sands of the desert. Just one family occupied the tent…an old man, a … Continue reading
