Bob Terlingen made these photos in Niger
Klik hier voor de fotoserie die hij maakte in Burkina Faso. Hij houdt van zijn verblijf een weblog bij.
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(1) The big mosque in Niamey, capital of Niger. and around 5pm every day the match starts
(2) Boys fom the Koranic schools hanging around the mosque
(3) A little Songhai village, being built on an island in the river.
(4) On the island are beautiful decorated houses
(5) On the island are beautiful decorated houses
(6) On the island are beautiful decorated houses
(7) Above the entrance of the palace is the 'kri kri', objects with 'special' ingredients in it or verses from the Koran, which will protect the palace
(8) The 'Birni' district, the part of the town where the Haoussa culture and especially architecture is best preserved.
(9) The 'Birni' district
(10) The 'Birni' district
(11) The 'Birni' district
(12) The 'Birni' district
(13) In the Birni quarter are a lot of Koranic schools, and when school day was over, they discovered the white man with his camera
(14) Next day, thursday. This is market day in Zinder.
(15) market day in Zinder
(16) market day in Zinder
(17) Sunset in Zinder
(18) People and goods stuffed in this old jeep holding on to other peoples arms and legs
(19) Girls walking towards the market
(20) The means of transport of the merchandise
(21) Haoussa girls
(22) Air mountains
(23) Air mountains
(24) Air mountains
(25) Air mountains
(26) Air mountains
(27) Ancient rock drawings
(28) Ténéré desert
(29) And among these great landscapes a school, founded by a woman from Quebec, Canada, 3 years ago.
(30) A few houses around this school for the children to sleep. As their own villages are too far away from the school
(31) Ténéré desert
(32) Ténéré desert
(33) Ténéré desert
(34) Toearegs,people of the Air mountains and Tenere Desert
(35) Toeareg woman
(36) children wearing the 'kri kri' around his neck, within it are verses from the Koran, bringing luck and prosperity
(37) Touareg woman getting water from a traditional well
(38) Oasis of Timia
(39) Oasis of Timia
(40) Oasis of Timia
(41) little Touareg houses on the way back to Agadez
(42) the skelet of Touareg house
(43) Touareg house
(45) Agadez
(46) Agadez
(47) Cattle market, one of the largest and most important in this part of Niger
(48) Cattle market
(49) Market day is not only 'business', but also a very social event. people dress up nicely, both men and women. The more remote the area where the market takes place, more important is this social function of the market.
(50) the Village of Ayorou lies on the river 'Niger', this river having of course an important function on the market day. People and goods being transported in piroque boats and the larger 'pinasse', to villages on the banks along the Niger, but also to and from Mali.
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