Eighteen images snapped on and near Table Mountain, the iconic flat-topped landmark that towers over Cape Town, not far from the Africa’s southernmost tip.
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Smiles du Jour – Edo, Nigeria
The infectiousness of laughter.
Continue readingHippos in the Kazinga Channel
You looking at me?
Continue readingImperial Royale Hotel, Kampala
The atrium at the Imperial Royale Hotel in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
Continue readingA Hyrax Family Portrait – Boulders Beach, South Africa
Meet a clan of Hyraxes, smallish and thick rodent-like animals I spent about 20 minutes observing as they lurked among shrubs and climbed over rocks at Boulders Beach, a public beach area and nature preserve near Cape Town.
Continue readingChimp Tracking in Uganda’s Kalinzu Forest [Video]
The rain didn’t start until just after we took our first steps into the Kalinzu Forest. As if on cue, it wouldn’t cease until we climbed back out nearly five hours later. In between it was a steady rain, sometimes a loud pelting on large green leaves the size of doormats, other times soft, sensual drops that drizzled the forest floor with a stream of sloppy kisses. Mostly though, it leaned towards the former.
Continue readingIfeanyi Okowa – Seven Portraits
Here are seven shots of Ifeanyi Okowa, the Governor of Nigeria’s southern Delta State, taken during a ceremony at the Government House in the state capital Asaba.
In Transit: Lagos to Asaba
A 45-minute flyover between the Lagos, Africa’s largest city, to Asaba, capital of Nigeria’s Delta State.
Continue readingIn Transit: Istanbul to Lagos
Istanbul Ataturk Airport is starting to show its age. It’s getting dirtier. The restrooms dank. Maybe it’s just the summer heat accentuating the less desirable things. Or, less attention is being paid here and more to the Istanbul New Airport, which when it opens in late October will be the largest airport in the world…. Continue reading
12 Images from Lake Victoria
A dozen photos taken from the shores of Lake Victoria, near Entebbe, Uganda, during a visit in Spring 2017. The lake is Africa’s largest body of fresh water.
Continue readingA Moroccan Pharmacy
That’s how my host Amine described the small herb and spice shop we stopped by earlier this evening, located a short three minute walk from the mild madness of Marrakech’s central Jemaa el Fna square. This wasn’t like those in the tourist souks, he promised. “This is where mostly locals shop. You will see right… Continue reading