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This picture may let you think that Angola is a poor country, in fact the kid was just playing in the sand and the dust, and do not be fooled be it. Angola is a rich country, very rich. They had a 30 years civil war and you can understand why. So rich that they do not even have a Tourism visa to deliver. Business first! The south remains a land without modernity, but for how long? hope they won't find oil in this area to let the tribes live their quiet life..
© Eric Lafforgue
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
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.
TAAG Angola Airlines is the state-owned national airline of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline operates an all-Boeing fleet on domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil, Cuba, China, and Portugal. D2-TED is a 13 year old Boeing 777-200. It is seen taking off from Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) into smoked filled skies on June 19, 2019.
A member of the MPLA points his pistol towards the sky in a refugee camp in nothern Angola near the frontlines.
A trip to Angola Prison is always something of a trip down the rabbit hole. It is just an unnerving place, unnerving in its banality or normalcy. This was my sixth of seventh visit out there and it may have been the breaking point for me. I always returned somewhat troubled, but last night was different. I can't really put my finger on why, but something about this visit just got to me.
Anyway, the cause for the trip was a visit from Pete Brook of Prison Photography. His website casts a probing eye at the way we perceive prisons and the justice system in general though the medium of photographs. Because Angola is such an open place, as maximum security prisons go, he was very interested in seeing it for himself.
We saw a lot of the grounds and facilities. We visited the office of the Angola TV station, their hospice care unit and their newspaper, the Angolite. We met with prisoners and wardens and we ate a superb Louisiana-style meal finished off with Lemon Meringue Pie. Something about exceptional pie juxtaposed with concertina wire is odd. I don't know why really, I like pie and I understand why Angola takes the precautions that it does, but the many contrasts of the day left me rattled in a way that I have never been before when visiting that unusual prison.
I'll leave the real navel-gazing to Pete. I am sure he will be posting about the visit to his website after he conducts a few more interviews today. There will also be a podcast segment available on iTunes where Pete and I discuss our visit and my thoughts on Angola after logging in yet another visit. In the meantime, you can see some of what I came away with yesterday.
Check out more at my blog, Lemons and Beans, for lots of photos, recipes, travel writing and other ramblings. I appreciate any feedback but, please do not post graphic awards or invitations in the comments, I'm just not crazy about them. Also, if you want to use any of my Commercial Commons licensed photos please link the attribution back to my blog (listed above) and use my full name, Frank McMains. Thanks! Sorry, but you have to pay to use fully copyright protected photos.
A trip to Angola Prison is always something of a trip down the rabbit hole. It is just an unnerving place, unnerving in its banality or normalcy. This was my sixth of seventh visit out there and it may have been the breaking point for me. I always returned somewhat troubled, but last night was different. I can't really put my finger on why, but something about this visit just got to me.
Anyway, the cause for the trip was a visit from Pete Brook of Prison Photography. His website casts a probing eye at the way we perceive prisons and the justice system in general though the medium of photographs. Because Angola is such an open place, as maximum security prisons go, he was very interested in seeing it for himself.
We saw a lot of the grounds and facilities. We visited the office of the Angola TV station, their hospice care unit and their newspaper, the Angolite. We met with prisoners and wardens and we ate a superb Louisiana-style meal finished off with Lemon Meringue Pie. Something about exceptional pie juxtaposed with concertina wire is odd. I don't know why really, I like pie and I understand why Angola takes the precautions that it does, but the many contrasts of the day left me rattled in a way that I have never been before when visiting that unusual prison.
I'll leave the real navel-gazing to Pete. I am sure he will be posting about the visit to his website after he conducts a few more interviews today. There will also be a podcast segment available on iTunes where Pete and I discuss our visit and my thoughts on Angola after logging in yet another visit. In the meantime, you can see some of what I came away with yesterday.
Check out more at my blog, Lemons and Beans, for lots of photos, recipes, travel writing and other ramblings. I appreciate any feedback but, please do not post graphic awards or invitations in the comments, I'm just not crazy about them. Also, if you want to use any of my Commercial Commons licensed photos please link the attribution back to my blog (listed above) and use my full name, Frank McMains. Thanks! Sorry, but you have to pay to use fully copyright protected photos.
A trip to Angola Prison is always something of a trip down the rabbit hole. It is just an unnerving place, unnerving in its banality or normalcy. This was my sixth of seventh visit out there and it may have been the breaking point for me. I always returned somewhat troubled, but last night was different. I can't really put my finger on why, but something about this visit just got to me.
Anyway, the cause for the trip was a visit from Pete Brook of Prison Photography. His website casts a probing eye at the way we perceive prisons and the justice system in general though the medium of photographs. Because Angola is such an open place, as maximum security prisons go, he was very interested in seeing it for himself.
We saw a lot of the grounds and facilities. We visited the office of the Angola TV station, their hospice care unit and their newspaper, the Angolite. We met with prisoners and wardens and we ate a superb Louisiana-style meal finished off with Lemon Meringue Pie. Something about exceptional pie juxtaposed with concertina wire is odd. I don't know why really, I like pie and I understand why Angola takes the precautions that it does, but the many contrasts of the day left me rattled in a way that I have never been before when visiting that unusual prison.
I'll leave the real navel-gazing to Pete. I am sure he will be posting about the visit to his website after he conducts a few more interviews today. There will also be a podcast segment available on iTunes where Pete and I discuss our visit and my thoughts on Angola after logging in yet another visit. In the meantime, you can see some of what I came away with yesterday.
Check out more at my blog, Lemons and Beans, for lots of photos, recipes, travel writing and other ramblings. I appreciate any feedback but, please do not post graphic awards or invitations in the comments, I'm just not crazy about them. Also, if you want to use any of my Commercial Commons licensed photos please link the attribution back to my blog (listed above) and use my full name, Frank McMains. Thanks! Sorry, but you have to pay to use fully copyright protected photos.
The rare Welwitschia mirabilis is one of the world's longest living plants. Specimens found in the desert south of Namibe, Angola, are believed to be over 2,000 years old.
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
They were dancing on a local music, and i bet this guy was really crazy about the girl! Not sure she shared his "feelings"!
Iona village, Angola
© Eric Lafforgue
Himba tribe is famous is Namibia, but they also live in south Angola, crossing the borders without any visas (lucky people!).
In Angola, most of them live in remote areas, far from the towns, and are not spoiled by modernity. Himbas people are living in little villages, but they are rich people: they own a lot of cows, and a cow costs 1500 us dollars in Luanda! So when a himba family has 100 or 200 cows, imagine the money they have.
The only task is to take care of the cattle. So once the job is done, the men's lfe is rather boring, and alcool is a good friend to kill time.
© Eric Lafforgue
The Port of Luanda, Angola, is seen from the airplane carrying U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as it came on for a landing after a flight from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on May 4, 2014. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]