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West Africa 2001 Large trees surrounded the small fields of the village in Northern Ghana. The villagers, who live much of their lives outdoors, would do chores like millet-pounding in the huge circle of shade. Behind this Baobab tree, you … Continue reading
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THE GOOD HUSBAND Djenne-Djenne, Mali 1998 A donkey cart clattered past. A man and woman huddled together rode on top, each wrapped in a private world of sadness. The woman was obviously ill. She leaned on her husband for … 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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Mopti, a city on the Niger River in Mali: 2001 We visited the home of a trader to buy masks. He made his living going to tribes in the bush and trading with them in exchange for ceremonial objects. African … Continue reading
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Mali or Senegal 1998 Our van had broken down on the way to Senegal. We waited under a huge kapok tree which was the only shade available. The landscape of red earth was covered in brush and punctuated by termite … Continue reading
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The Grande Marche in Bamako, Mali 1998 By the time we had walked from our hotel to the Grand Marche in the center of Bamako, I was woozy with the heat, the smells and the effects of Larium, a preventative … Continue reading
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Between Timbuktu and Araouane, Mali 2003… A Fulani family traveling with all their belongings I can’t remember exactly where we saw them, but they stand in a harvested millet field, so they are near a village with a source of water. … Continue reading
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Mopti, Mali 1998 I sat on the bank of the Niger River across from our hotel. Fine, dust-like sand from the Sahara turned the air a pale brown, almost hiding the straw huts of the Bozo village on the opposite banks. I watched as … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2005: The infamous salt mines of Taodenni Miners pitch in to help a friend prise a salt slab from the earth. The only tools they have are homemade pick axes. Their feet are bare or they wear … Continue reading
