Photographer, writer, reporter. Going through life with an eye towards creating records and histories.
On the roof a a friend’s house in Nakasero, Kampala back in 2006, I went through a crate of discarded items he and a few other artists had gathered. On that day, I was looking for something, and I found the lion. Something about the hollowed out, paint chipped toy appealed to my understanding of this amazing continent: I’d never seen a real lion, after all.
Previously based in Uganda, currently in Liberia. Always roaming. This blog provides curiosities, commentary, and photos.
Bendu Varney thinks she is about 90 years old, but isn’t quite sure. An elderly widow, she lost all three of her sons during the war and now there is no one to take care of her.
The problem with her eyes makes it look like she’s continuously crying. But when I hazarded a thank you in Greebo, her language, she smiled a little.
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Glenna, She is beautiful. And your pictures are stunning.
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What a remarkable looking woman. I am sad she has no one to care for her.
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My eyes stung when I read this post. If because of her eye condition or her story, I don’t exactly know.
I’m interested – how do you say thanks in Grebo?
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Great shots!!! Sad about her story though.
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The colors are so stunning. I bet she’s got a lot of stories to tell.
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“Her face is the map of the world …”
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your photos are always beautiful, but something about these three made me take pause–you can see a big story in them.
Your pics are so personal–you manage to make me feel a connection to a subject whose life is so different/remote/unimaginable. the best kind of photograph.
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