About Mansir Petrie: 'I am a professional photographer and development consultant and live in Quelimane, Mozambique - the Paris of Mozambique. In addition to taking photographs for local NGos, such as World Vision and Save the Children UK, I love taking shots of the people I come across as I do consultancy work in the field. I like to explore faces, shading, focal points, angles and movement.'
 
Descriptions
 
1: Morrumbala Watering Hole
2: Criancas e Cacimba. Children in the Fog - taken in the early mornings near a market in Gurue
3+4: Fisherman in Ilha
6: The bike shop near Save the Children office in Quelimane. Bike mechanics in Quelimane repair old and worn bikes by welding
7: The bike shop near Save the Children office in Quelimane
9: This photo was taken at Tofu Beach, Inhabane province, where fish is a staple diet
10: A Boy Fishing at Tofu Beach
11+12 The Orphans of Morrumbala series was done for the Mozambican Newspaper Noticias article
13+14: This past weekend, there was this incredible lightning storm over the lagoon at Bilene - here's a taste
15: By the Fort Sao Sabastao there is this swimming pool. During an early morning walk - I saw this pool. The water is green and full of algae and used by local school kids for an after school cool down
16: This man was sewing fabric when I asked him if I could take his portrait - he was bathed in a yellow light but opted for the crisp simple black & white look
20: A man going to work - a fence post is in the blurry foreground - it's full of cobwebs
21: I took a series of photos of boat builders on the river Bons Sinais (good omens) in Quelimane. This man is a welder and metal worker. Welding is the main repair tool for barges that carry smoked and dried coconuts to the local Quelimane factory
25: A young girl at World Aids Day in December 2006
 
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