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Dogon Celebration A Village high in the Bandiagara Escarpment 2002 We hiked from the plains below to this small village hidden in the rocky outcroppings of the Bandiagara Escarpment. An escarpment is a cliff and the Bandiagara rises to about 500 … Continue reading
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In the infamous salt mines at Taodenni, 2005 A teen-aged boy sits under the layer of salt that forms the mine’s excavated wall. In a way, he is a miner because he helps his father mine their claim. Most likely … Continue reading
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Mali, West Africa 2005, somewhere south of the salt mines of Taodenni I met this boy in Taodenni. I didn’t like him very much. He was with his friends and tried to show off by ruining my attempts to photograph them. The other boys … Continue reading
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Fulani Tribe Mali, West Africa somewhere near the Mauritanian border 2005 Our vehicles sped over the dry dirt road. Thick red dust boiled up by our tires spewed into the cars stifling us even though we covered our noses and … Continue reading
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Full of Fun On the Banks of the Niger Mopti, Mali 1997 These young Mandingo women were washing clothes across from our motel in Mopti. I am pretty sure they are Mandingo as the tribe members are tall and muscular. … Continue reading
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Bamako, Mali 2005 I noticed this woman right after I photographed the charcoal makers that I showed you yesterday. She had come from the river banks where she had scrubbed all those clothes by hand. Her baby had remained tied … Continue reading
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No Reaction Bamako, Mali 2005 We had arrived a day before our departure for our Trans Sahara Expedition and after lolling about by the hotel pool, I took a walk with my camera in late afternoon. These men were … Continue reading
