Tag: Sierra Leone
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Stranger No. 91
Ibrahim took us on a boat ride up “Number Two River.” The beach with the same name is run by a small community south of Freetown, Sierra Leone. For a reasonable fee, they will have someone take you up the river to see the waterfall, and if you’re lucky, some monkeys or other wildlife. Unfortunately,…
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Strangers Nos. 89 and 90
These two boys agreed to pose for me. I didn’t catch their names. Basically, I spotted a cool looking building across the street, and as I was snapping the shot, they walked in front of it. And then started clowning around. And then I asked them to pose for this shot. Here’s how it unfolded:
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Stranger No. 88
Victor works for G4S, a security company. His job is to provide security in front of this Coca-Cola bottling facility in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We had a nice little chat as the rain started up. I told him my middle name is Victor, but he wasn’t impressed. He thought it was a good picture though.…
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Stranger No. 86
Mohammed sells these bags to passersby on a street corner in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He was in a very cheerful mood.
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Stranger No. 85
This is Samuel. Standing on a street corner in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I like his shirt. And he’s stranger no. 85.
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Stranger No. 84
Sergeant Marsh stopped me when I was walking through a market in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and asked what I was doing. “Taking photos,” I answered. He had a very serious, stern look and I thought he objected to this. “Have you been shooting all of this?” he asked, gesturing at the people and the flooded…