February 2012
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Africa's Amazing Rise and What it Can Teach the... →
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Artslang...: 'Rose Blesse' →
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These hauntingly striking portraits are the work of fashion Photographer Eric Nehr. They chronicle his journey mainly through Cameroon and Panama, capturing the women, men and children with Albinism.
This body of work began after he read the following -
“… Since September, the albinos in Burundi have been the victims of a dreadful, sordid, mad hunt....
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How did Rwanda cut poverty so much? →
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Why I love Africa #2
When I first came to Africa, I expected the land to breathe.
I expected that it would be different here.
As if I had spent my life feeling the radial pulse of the earth, now I would stand by its heart.
I thought that I would find that the African earth was so alive that it could not help but live.
And that the people of Africa would live a transcendent life that transports them heaven-ward...
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Why I Love Africa
I love Africa because of the colour in every aspect of life.
From the body-ochre paintings in initiation festivals, to the brightly dressed women on their way to the weekly market.
From the people of all shades - black, brown and white - to the rich black soils and the barrenness of the brown Sahara.
From the golden yellow sunrise to the amazing sunsets.
The unending green covering the...
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“Life is a message – listen to it. Life is a belief – trust it. Life is a gift –...”
– Northern Sotho Proverb (South Africa)
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