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I always dreamt of taking clichés of Africa. Smiling kids: welcome you are in Africa! People busying in a yellow-red dust: welcome you are in Africa! People happy even in the misery: welcome you are in Africa! People with kalashnikov or machetes or anything that would kill, crowds of kids running and laughing, misery, deserts, forests and wildlife: welcome you are in Africa! There is no Africa.
There is no Africa. There are clichés of a fantasized Africa. Stereotypes. A westernized trope of the Heart of Darkness, a mental Heart of Darkness. There are places with names and history. There are people in those places making history. These are kids from Gambella, they were going on a Friday evening to wash, bath, play, chat on the Baro River: See where this picture was taken. [?] The Gambella stories are going on.
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Petite Poupée7 61 months ago | reply
this effect is just magic ;)**
:P.
whirlingmcdervish 61 months ago | reply
i wonder if he knows what bmw is? for some reason, where i am, the palestinias love putting nike stickers on their cars. why are labels associated with cool? why do people not wear "domestos" (cleaning product) or colgate (tooth-paste) t-shirts? people that drive bmw's probably still use these products but their names dont get a look in. strange.
FeeBeeDee 59 months ago | reply
I like your point of view.
Azli Jamil Photography 59 months ago | reply
Strong! Bloody strong!!!
photo.monkey 59 months ago | reply
sad... beyond words.....
bhcarmichael 58 months ago | reply
Thanks for using the Creative Commons license, TURKAIRO.
I used this photo on my blog for On Earth, a quarterly, non-profit, environmental journal. See here for the post:
www.onearth.org/blog/whats-happening-on-earth/we-don%e2%8...
My thanks,
Ben
maghin 56 months ago | reply
so well said.
love your stream.
onkel_wart (thomas lieser) 54 months ago | reply
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ratso3 49 months ago | reply
Great image and heartbreaking text but so true.
light grey 44 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a new group called Reportage people dedicated to reportage's photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
If you want also to join the group and share with us some of ur pics, i'll be very happy.
Steve
T U R K A I R O 44 months ago | reply
Steve: you have to invite the picture directly, I cannot upload it myself because the picture was already sent to 10 groups and I'm not a "pro". Waiting to click "ok" after you invited.
maghin 44 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Global Portraits, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Hawaiian Photo Man 43 months ago | reply
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audeniuz 43 months ago | reply
halla
T U R K A I R O 43 months ago | reply
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F-Stop Gear [deleted] 35 months ago | reply
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nic_macbean 35 months ago | reply
Hi Turkairo, I've used your picture for the ABC News website in Australia. Great work.
mayan80 31 months ago | reply
Dear Turkairo,
Thanks for labeling your photos CC. I've used this photo on my blog (with credit and link here).
- Site: The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy & Social Innovation on a post entitled "5 Powerful Fundraising Videos (and Two Bonus).
- Link: thenewjew.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/5-powerful-fundraising...
All the best,
~ Maya Norton
Price Engines 30 months ago | reply
Great picture and sentiment.
I borrowed your photo to illustrate a blog post about UK aid to African renewable energy projects.
Here's a link to your photo in situ:
solarpanelquoter.blogspot.com/2010/11/uk-to-aid-renewable...
Cheers - Jonathan