Anjezika
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Sharing our Passion: Kids in Madagascar Get a First Taste of Photography
A few years ago, I joined a couple of other folks with a passion for photography and an interest in doing something for the local community in Antananarivo, Madagascar. We collaborated to successfully crowdfund a small youth center that would cater to local vulnerable kids who, for whatever reason, were not attending school. Thanks to
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Anjezika: Antananarivo’s “Waterworld”
This is Anjezika. Once a vibrant fishing and rice-growing village, it has gradually been encircled and choked off by the surrounding city of Antananarivo, Madagascar. Â Now, nobody grows anymore rice here. Â A few small fish can be collected from the stagnant water that separates small squares of low-lying land where the people have built their
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Vintage Camera Test: 1930s Franka Rolfix (I think!)
Last week when we visited the Anjezika neighborhood, I brought along a couple of untested vintage cameras from my collection. Â One of them was this folding camera with virtually no identifying information, other than the brand on the lens and shutter. This is one of the first vintage cameras I bought when I started collecting