Photos for the Presidential Pooch
"I worry about that dog more than I worry about my own kids."
John Kayihura received the dog, a German shephard mix, as a gift from President Paul Kagame. John is one of hundreds of thousands of exiles who returned to Rwanda after the genocide in 1994. He grew up as a refugee in Kenya, and said the only jobs available to refugees were with foreign-owned tour companies. After working with safari companies in Kenya and Uganda, John returned to Rwanda and started Silverback's Adventures, a tour company that specializes in tours to see Rwanda's mountain gorillas.
Lucky for us, John needed some new photos to add to his brochure and website. So he provided a car, driver and guide and sent me and my friends Andrew and Jon out into Rwanda for a couple of days to photograph the country. Unfortunately he didn't need photos of the gorillas, but we still got some good stuff. Here's some of mine:
Sunrise over the land of a thousand hills.
I was told this is a field of "Irish potatoes," as opposed to the sweet potatoes and yams more commonly grown here.
I don't know what's in the pipe, but it was really early and he was really happy.
This guy is aparently some sort of benevolent feudal overlord of a valley to the north of Kigali. He buys all the produce of the local farmers and transports it to market in his own trucks. As a result the valley enjoys a level of prosperity higher than surrounding areas. Presumably they also enjoy this statue of their benefactor at the local truck stop.
These folks don't have access to the benefactor or his trucks, so they have to use their heads to get their goods to market.
Dressed for success.
Rwanda is pretty heavily forrested, leaves everywhere. I'm still not sure what makes these leaves so special that this girl wants to carry a huge bundle of them on her head for miles to get somewhere that's just as full of leaves as the place she's coming from.
Serious shopper.
Proud of his chicken.
Sweet potatoes on parade.
Bottle cap checkers. Rightside-up vs. upside-down.
One of the lesser lakes in Africa's Great Lakes region.
Rich volcanic soil in the north accounts for much of Rwanda's food supply, as well as the coffee and tea that are the country's primary exports.
John Kayihura received the dog, a German shephard mix, as a gift from President Paul Kagame. John is one of hundreds of thousands of exiles who returned to Rwanda after the genocide in 1994. He grew up as a refugee in Kenya, and said the only jobs available to refugees were with foreign-owned tour companies. After working with safari companies in Kenya and Uganda, John returned to Rwanda and started Silverback's Adventures, a tour company that specializes in tours to see Rwanda's mountain gorillas.
Lucky for us, John needed some new photos to add to his brochure and website. So he provided a car, driver and guide and sent me and my friends Andrew and Jon out into Rwanda for a couple of days to photograph the country. Unfortunately he didn't need photos of the gorillas, but we still got some good stuff. Here's some of mine:
Sunrise over the land of a thousand hills.
I was told this is a field of "Irish potatoes," as opposed to the sweet potatoes and yams more commonly grown here.
I don't know what's in the pipe, but it was really early and he was really happy.
This guy is aparently some sort of benevolent feudal overlord of a valley to the north of Kigali. He buys all the produce of the local farmers and transports it to market in his own trucks. As a result the valley enjoys a level of prosperity higher than surrounding areas. Presumably they also enjoy this statue of their benefactor at the local truck stop.
These folks don't have access to the benefactor or his trucks, so they have to use their heads to get their goods to market.
Dressed for success.
Rwanda is pretty heavily forrested, leaves everywhere. I'm still not sure what makes these leaves so special that this girl wants to carry a huge bundle of them on her head for miles to get somewhere that's just as full of leaves as the place she's coming from.
Serious shopper.
Proud of his chicken.
Sweet potatoes on parade.
Bottle cap checkers. Rightside-up vs. upside-down.
One of the lesser lakes in Africa's Great Lakes region.
Rich volcanic soil in the north accounts for much of Rwanda's food supply, as well as the coffee and tea that are the country's primary exports.
posted by TRippe at 3:56 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home