The traditional Dhow fishing boats rest on the shore line after been sailed out to sea.
Docked Dhow
- December 19th, 2009
- Posted in colour pictures
- Tagged Africa, Boats, Culture, dhow, fishing, travel, Zanzibar
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I took this picture in the meat market in Stone Town – right then an there I wish I had a less intrusive camera – the place felt a little hostile and the smell of the dangling meat did not make me feel any more comfortable. I think that is the reason I like the picture as I find it depicts that tense atmosphere…
I joined MetadorTrips a few weeks ago, a really great online recourse and network for any traveler, and was shortly after contacted by one of their co-editors who saw some of my Zanzibar photographs on my blog. Metador claim to be “the world’s largest independent travel magazine” averaging ±720 000unique monthly visitors.
Needless to say I was very surprised and excited that they requested the best 15 pictures of my Zanzibar collection for a Photo Essay to be published on their site – and here it is:
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While passing through a narrow corridor in Stone Town, Zanzibar, I spotted a couple of kids playing and laughing at the entrance of a building. One kid was hanging from the door, smiling mischievously into the camera. This is one of those pics shot whilst walking past an intriguing scene – it is a bit blurred around the edges, but the smile is definitively in focus!