Northern Tanzania : DAILY LIFE


Daily life was difficult to capture in northern Tanzania, because I was like any tourist--with few connections to particular families that would make photography permissable. People are generally wary of having their pictures taken, and for good reason, as so many people have been made the subjects of lucrative visual ventures (like postcards and coffee table books) without pay. So this little sampling reflects the challenge of taking pictures when one is not prepared to be unethical--I was not sneaking photos from a distance with a long telephoto but rather taking pictures in clear view in case anyone wanted to loudly object. I felt pretty shy about the process in general, which would not be the case if I were taking pictures among the Samburu families I know well.

VIDEOS

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Iraqw Maize Prep


PHOTOGRAPHS

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Bird Cab_big2 Garden
Mount Meru
Arusha Area
Rural Women Carrying Things Outside Arusha

Bird Boat_large Cab_big2
Cheaper Taxi
Friendly Iraqws
Mount Meru 2