Parakou’s Guema Cattle Market
A Pulaku Project Feature: Every Tuesday, trucks full of cattle from Mali and Burkina Faso descend on Parakou, along with numerous herds on foot.
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Desaturation
Different adjustments can lead to vastly different moods in the same image.
Fulani Intrigue
I’m continually drawn to photograph the Fulani in my village. Incorporating modern elements into their traditional attire, they exemplify the convergence of old and new in modern Africa. returning home from market Fulani and friends. My friend Guida is back in town, teaching in the elementary school to save up money to return to college. [...]
Dance-off, cute animals, and my kitchen.
Market is held every four days in my village. That means every four days the bar owners fire up their generators to pump dance tunes through tattered speakers, and the young folk get busy on the dance floor. But this week was different. Goumori hosted a dance competition. There was only one place to be [...]
Umbrella Season
The locals tell me we’re two months late, but the rains have finally come. Get ready. It’s summer break, so the kids are free to work the corn fields. Well, most of ‘em aren’t in school anyway, but there’s less time for trouble-making now that there’s plowing to be done. I’ve had to revise my [...]
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