Thursday 28 February 2013

Colourful Close-ups at Creative Solutions, Mangapwani, Zanzibar

plastic food and household packaging cut and selected to form a colourful verandah sun screen

these are regular glass wine bottles that have been heated in a kiln and then stretched and twisted, and obviously at some stage recoloured too

Sunday 24 February 2013

Dagaa Mama portraits, Kizimkazi, Zanzibar

Portrait Asher at Kizimkazi beach, Zanzibar
Portrait Fatma at Kizimkazi beach, Zanzibar

Friday 22 February 2013

Portraits, Kizimkazi village, Zanzibar

Portrait Munira, Kizimkazi Dimbani
Portrait young mother and child, Kizimkazi Dimbani



close-ups, Kizimkazi, Zanzibar

fish hooks, lined-up and ready, Kizimkazi, Zanzibar

Fibre from coconut husks for rope making, Kizimkazi, Zanzibar

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Peace Memorial Museum, Zaznibar

The guy standing next to me as I took this picture told me it was built by the Arabs - but I've read the architect was actually a Brit - J. H. Sinclair; who designed many public buildings in Zanzibar Town.

Monday 11 February 2013

Preparing the venue, Old Fort. Zanzibar

preparations continue for Sauti za Busara music festival

African masks - under African skies

Sunday 10 February 2013

Happy smiley people, Zanzibar

portrait Mohammed and daughter Zuhayla

portrait of twin sisters after finishing cooking for village Maulid celebration

Growing up in shamba, Zanzibar

marrow

aubergines

casuarina seedlings