New Year's Eve Dhow Race, Jambiani, Zanzibar

Azam Sealink1 prepares for first passenger crossing to Pemba, Zanzibar

Christmas morning in Stone Town, Zanzibar

Plum seller, Darajani market, Stone Town, Zanzibar

protrait girl, Lebanon Sq, Stone Town

Kajifichani district

Coconut refreshment at Darajani

Stone Town sights, Zanzibar

shoe shelves in doorway to mosque - just down from Jaws Corner

close-up of a grand Indian door just down the hill from Jaws Corner

mobile coconut juice cafe - wheeling through Jaws corner

ornamental window bars near Lebanon Square, Stone Town

practicing close-up photography, at home, Zanzibar

dining forks - after hours

kitchen counter ants and dried mango juice

Zenj Islamic Festival 2012, Zanzibar

Zenj Islamic Festival 2012, Zanzibar

Portrait boatman Juma with Stone Town waterfront, Zanzibar

House of Wonders and Forodhani Park, Stone Town, Zanzibar

21km first woman, Zanzibar Island Run

Zanzibar's own Sarah Ramadhan wins the 21K of the 1st Zanzibar Island Run - just 19 yrs old.

21km, first man, Zanzibar Island Run

 

By my calculation this was about 64 minutes.

21km leading men, Zanzibar Island Run

lead men at 7km

lead men at 11km

21km start, Zanzibar Island Run

The "mass" start - just after 7am at recently renovated Amani stadium, Zanzibar Town

Old Dhow Harbour, Stone Town, Zanzibar

portrait Hisham, violin fundi, Zanzibar

Flamigos at Bwawani, Zanzibar

Norway and Tanzania meet in the performance called Tucheze Pamoja at DCMA, Zanzibar

Zanzibar waterfront at night

Turkish dancers at House of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Zanzibari wishing for peace, Eid al-Adha, Zanzibar

Capoeira sunset, Zanzibar

actually taken on a mobile phone - showing time and place can be more important than having the right equipment

Traditional taarab at Serena hotel, Zanzibar

after a month away, once again I'm enjoying friends, sounds and climate of Zanzibar

Words of Wisdom, Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa´s Poet Laureate, with Tariq Ali, British writer and political commentator.

Close-ups from Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Jazz comes to Stone Town, Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Zanzibar

Tazano (Tanzania + Norway)

Simon Spang Hanssen (Denmark)

 

Moussa Diallo (Mali)

Yazz: vocals, Carl Winther: keyboard and Jakob Dinesen: sax (Denmark)