Abandoned, stripped and gutted, the Hotel Ducor looks out over Monrovia. The hotel was built in 1960 with 8 floors and 106 rooms. The hotel, run by Intercontinental Hotels, has played home to the… Continue reading
Poignant Ebola graffiti on the roof of the abandoned Hotel Ducor in Monrovia.
Darfur—a South African policewoman serving with the UN leads Darfuri women at a market in spontaneous song. Happily, or harmoniously, the challenge and our post coincide with International Women’s Day on March 8th. 2016’s theme… Continue reading
From New England to New Zealand, from Sudan to Scotland, from walls of prayer to walls riddled with reminders of war, here is our world of walls. In response to The Daily Post’s… Continue reading
Mr. DW spends too much time in homogenized and characterless conference centres. This time, the conference was held in a monumental surprise of a building. The conference building is almost organic with an inner heart and… Continue reading
Rush hour in eastern Chad In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge.
This street life series was taken during the golden hour in Sudan as people make their way home at the end of the the day. The light at this time gives a magic to… Continue reading
During my time in Timbuktu, I spent a few days in the desert in the north-west of Mali. A Google image search of “life in the Sahara” brings up the romantic: photos of camel… Continue reading
What is it about doors and windows that make them irresistible to a photographer? Is it because is they are universal to every culture? No matter how rich or poor, hot or cold,… Continue reading
Timbuktu is a name synonymous with the most distant place imaginable. Unfortunately its evocative name has most recently been linked to tragedy. In April 2012, Timbuktu—a historic and prominent center for Islamic scholars and… Continue reading
