(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Two of the many things I loved about Kenya and Tanzania were the Acacia trees and the color of the savanna grass. What made each more beautiful was that they were usually together, adding to the beauty of one another. This image was taken on the … Read More
Maasai Children
I’ve created a slideshow of the school children of Amboseli School in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. While on our wonderful trip to Kenya and Tanzania in July 2009, our guide took us to a school in a Maasai village. It was a single classroom with young, primary school age children. We were given permission to photograph them, which I was … Read More
Smiling Expresses Your Love
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) This was one of a group of Masai women in their village in Amboseli, Kenya. The people in this village were very warm and friendly as were the children at their school. They were happy to have visitors and hoped we would purchase some of their beautiful beadwork or wood carvings. (Scroll down, … Read More
Masai Giraffe Pattern
(Click on the photo to enlarge.) This Giraffe’s pattern is referred to as the “Masai Pattern” and is characteristic of the Giraffe in the Masai Mara. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF70-200mm f/4L IS lens, 1/320 sec at f/11, ISO 200 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film.
A Wall, A Message and A Child
On our trip to Africa, we passed by this wall on a drive through Arusha, Tanzania. The message painted on it was simple and beautiful. The photo of the child was taken in a Masai village in Kenya. Together, they speak to the need to help the millions of people who are facing a hunger crisis in East Africa and … Read More