Sierra Leone…
I am currently in Freetown, Sierra Leone, one week into a trip covering Freetown, across to Zambia and Madagascar, and then on to Peru. I’ve been working with two different charities here – Planting Promise, a charity that develops agricultural and other projects and uses the profits to fund schools; and the Welbodi Partnership, an [...]
Wilson Wathome Appeal – Please Donate!
Edit 26/8/10 – We’re there! I just received a donation today that has raised the total to £500 – with Gift Aid, that makes £625! A huge thanks to everyone that donated and helped me to reach this target. Using a time-honoured method of picking winners – namely putting everyone’s name in a hat – [...]
Hadzabe, Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers
The Hadzabe of Lake Eyasi are some of the last functional hunter-gatherers in Africa, and perhaps the world. They have lived and hunted in Tanzania for thousands of years, and witnessed the introduction of metal, agriculture, pastoralists, guns and religion. Yet today they number less than 2,000 and their existence is threatened by a lack [...]
Hadzabe, Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers – Pt 1
The northern tip of Lake Eyasi is home to small groups of Africa’s last functional hunter-gatherers – the Hadzabe. They live around Lake Eyasi and the Serengeti Plateau and today, number 1000-2000 – although just 300-400 still live a traditional lifestyle. They were once thought to be related to the San of southern Africa, but [...]
Hadzabe, Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers – Pt 2
As well as gathering food from the land, the Hadzabe hunt game – everything from small birds and rodents, to giraffes, buffalo and larger monkeys are hunted whenever an opportunity arises. Hunting is an exclusively male occupation and groups of men and boys will head out whenever they are hungry. If successful, the hunters will [...]
Hadzabe, Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers – Pt 3
Whilst hunting larger or faster animals such as monkeys the Hadzabe make use of a poison prepared from a plant, found some distance from the lake. The plant tissues and sap are boiled down to a paste which hardens into a solid mass. To use the poison, the Hadzabe gently soften a small piece over [...]
Hadzabe, Africa’s Last Hunter-Gatherers – Pt 4
At certain times of year, large flocks of birds gather along the shores of Lake Eyasi, including many Marabou storks. These birds are highly prized by the Hadzabe because of their fat, and the hunters will spend a considerable amount of time along the shore hunting these birds. Marabou storks on the salt and mud [...]
Off-camera flash, off the beaten track… Pt 2
I am back in the UK once again after a 3.5 week trip to Sudan, Tanzania and Kenya, shooting for both a client and myself. Prior to heading off, I invested in an SU800 and SB900 to complement my SB600 with the intentions of shooting plenty more portraits with decent lighting. However, like all of [...]
