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Ibrihim, Camel-Keeper

Photographed in the beautiful but unforgiving Sahara Desert in eastern Egypt.

 

Ibrihim is a farmer and camel-keeper who calls the oasis town of Siwa his home. Here, he leaves the camels for a moment (just out of frame) to pose for a photograph for me, his foot still bleeding from jumping away from a camel's kick, which ended with him bashing his foot against a rock.

 

Lighting info: light by one un-modified off-camera Canon 430EX flash, held by 6'7" Tom Smitheringale, Australian adventurer, to my left. Triggered by Pocket Wizards.

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Uploaded on July 21, 2011
Taken on May 26, 2011