View allAll Photos Tagged Angola
Angola is a christian country. I've aslo seen some advantist churches , but not so much than in Rwanda for example. the only muslims people i saw were malians who come to work in Angola. I have not seen any mosque.
© Eric Lafforgue
Combelo village, south Angola. it was a happy day as there was a big wedding. Some Mudimbas women were topless, some others were with a bra, as christianity is strong in the area.
© Eric Lafforgue
The ladies of the ovadhimba tribe siting under the tree and learning health education and the gospel of Jesus in southern Angola.
I was putting my camera away and this stranger asked if I could take his picture. I said yes. Zeiss Batis 85mm f1.8 lens, Fargate, Sheffield earlier today.
Capoeira Angola ist in Brasilien im Kampf der afrikanischen Sklaven nach Freiheit gegen die Plantagenbesitzer entstanden.
Capoeira Angola Leipzig e.V.
O Pôr do Sol no mussulo é sempre fascinante
Sunsets are always a fascination at Mussulo Island in Luanda
Many Mudimba women cover their hair has they have a special haircut, see the shape!. This woman was in a wedding. Most of the women were wearing some clothes as it was a christian wedding, but some stayed in their tribal clothes: topless!
Combelo village, south Angola
© Eric Lafforgue
The Angolan colobus monkeys at the San Diego Zoo have a new addition to their group. The large multigenerational family group, led by breeding male Milo, welcomed a cute baby boy this month—and because of a unique behavioral trait, every one of them will get a chance to help raise him. Over the next six months, the new arrival, which was born with a striking all-white coat, will be seen being carried and cared for by different members of the group.
Learn more: bit.ly/Colobus315
We ascended to the hills where the semi-nomadic Mountain Muila make their base. My records have me visiting three villages, the last very quiet, where the clouds gathered warning of rain. There is no giant gap in my photo time stamps, so either the first two villages were close to each other, or there was only a single active village.
A member of the MPLA points his pistol towards the sky in a refugee camp in nothern Angola near the frontlines.
This tribe is one of the most beautiful i've seen: Mumuilas (or Muhilla ) live in south Angola, and are very shy with foreigners, as they do not see any tourists in the area! The woman on the picture wears a giant necklace made of hundreds of little necklaces of beads. She will keep it for years night and day...
The picture was taken in Huila market, in the afternoon, i front of a yellow house. The session lasts only few minutes as too many drunk men around...
Mumuhuila have a strange costum. Usually, i ask the name of the people for my pictures. In Mumuhuila, you must not ask the name of the people, and people won't tell their name inf ront of others. Quiet surprizing and disturbing!
The hairstyle is made of dried cow dungs, herbs, trunks, oil and fat. The number of big dreadlocks has a meaning: 3 dreadlocks means there is a dead people in the family. 4 to 6 dreadlocks is the normal style.
© Eric Lafforgue