The human face.
There are so many ways to see it.
There is such art in it.
There is such variation.
These are shots I took while in Africa.
I took a lot of photos – and yes there were many of the magical beasts that roar across the dusty earth.
I recorded the twists in the land, and rolling earth.
But the faces of Africa.
Ah – the faces – of that – there was not enough time to record all those wonderful faces.
Customs also prevented it at times.
But when I had both time and permission.
That for me was the rhythm of Africa.
And their faces told its tales and they sung its songs.
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Nice photo 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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There are so many wonderful faces to be found in the many nations of Africa. I love the young lady carrying her child in a sling in the traditional way. My wife occasionally carried our son like that – very handy way when doing the house work! Interesting set of photos.
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Thanks. She is a favourite of mine. She was so serene – and such a great personality as well. I have never forgotten her.
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That’s a good way to feel – some wonderful people out there that need us to cross that divide and help them. My wife is from Zimbabwe and I am always amazed at the resiliance displayed by the ordinary person. It’s important that we show our support to these people
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You are so right. The people of Africa that I met taught me a great deal. At times their generosity made my knees buckle. And their joy was palpable. 🙂
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Awesome photos, I love all those happy kids faces in the last one 🙂
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Yeah – they were cool kids.
Spent a lot of the morning with them.
🙂
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Very beautiful photos Jo! The image of the children is wonderful as the woman with the baby. Where is Africa? I would love to see that place. The faces are remarkable. You did a great job capturing different feelings within each one.
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Thank you.
They were taken all over Africa as we traversed a fair bit of the continent. I’ll check my dairy and figure it out.
🙂
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Wherever I travel, faces are the first thing I take pictures of, too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your gems…brought back memories of Papua New Guinea for me. And thats a real treat. Thank you, Jo!
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Love to see those faces Brynne – it’s amazing how close you are. I feel like I’m watching myself in the mirror when I talk to you. 🙂
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I must echo both you and Brynne. Faces really catch my attention. Those children, each one has a whole different viewpoint. I do wonder who they were and how they have faired.
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I have often wondered that myself Sara – they were so full of the possibilities at the time. Talking to them was incredible – they each had their own dream they wished to follow. They saw life as a playground to be explored. I hope they have found life to be kind. 🙂
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I think that in the eye of the artist or photographer there are many forms of expression, and here you have captured a few with your lens, showing your reader base just how different one sees life through the camera, indeed an appearance that gives depth to a photograph or with the stroke of a brush upon a blank canvas the artist can also speak in imaginative volumes…
Thank you for your wickedly nice posting Jo
Androgoth Xx
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Thank you for your wickedly nice comment – aaaawwwweeesssooommeee – and making my morning more aqua…
😉
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Hi, my name is cat. I live in AB, Canada. I arrived at your site via Andro Goth, and will follow you from now on. My website is http://catsruledogsdroole.blogspot.com/ Love your writing from what I saw so far. Faces are always fascinating, aren’t they? I might forget names, but I never forget faces. Be well, and thank you for sharing your gift. Love, cat.
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Hi Cat – lovely to see you here and that you found your way through the Dark One is cool. I’ll be popping you on my RSS thingee so I can keep up to date. 😉
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I like the presence and the faces in these photos. Very much…
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Thank you Britta – they are pretty cool faces I think. 🙂
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Nice pictures. Beautiful faces!
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I am happy to see you here and hear that you like these faces – I love them 🙂
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Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing..
Also, thank you for dropping by my site, I appreciate it. Have a great day ahead! 🙂
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Thanks for commenting on the photos – I really appreciate it . 🙂
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You’re welcome… 🙂
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I love those photo’s – since I don’t travel this is really nice a close up and you did a great job with Faces.
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Thanks for saying so Jackie – I love that you love the photos. 🙂
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The candid of the young woman carrying the baby is a nice shot. Many levels are revealed in composition and subject.
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What a great comment for you to give. Thank you 🙂
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These are beautiful. Especially love the children.
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I love them as well – they have such joy in the faces.
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All of your photos are inspirational in the sense that you definitely convey the emotions of the subject. Bravo Jo!! 🙂
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What a lovely comment for you to leave ! Thank you. 🙂
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I wish I could travel to Africa someday. Your candid shot of the people there are great. I would also like to see pictures you might’ve taken of New Zealand.
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Love that you liked these photos – I’ll keep that in mind about NZ photos. 🙂
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I like the woman in the first photo.
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She has an amazing face. 🙂 So glad you liked her.
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Great shots again Jo!
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I’m starting to look forward to yours.
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Thanks Gilly – I really appreciate your telling me that. 🙂
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As they say: a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Wonderful pictures. Straight forward, honest, and heartfelt. Well done! 😀
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What a great thing to say. Thank you. 🙂
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Great photos Jo, full of life and emotion.
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I am so glad to see that you liked them. They have always been favourites of mine, That’s why I put them up for the challenge – but it is great to hear others do like them too.
Each one is a memory for me – of a place, of the people, another time in my life – so that always makes them special.
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Beautiful faces and intersting blog, very stimulating.
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Thank you for stopping by. 🙂
Glad to hear you liked these faces – and found the blog interesting and stimulating.
🙂
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There are some wonderful faces you have captured, I particularly like the lady in the first image, Her expression…I also like the mother and child one, but all of them are good
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Thank you Mike – for stopping in and for letting me know what you thought of these. 🙂
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Great pictures! 🙂
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Thank you Sabina – I appreciate your comment very much. 🙂
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Your photos of people are amazing. I hope to be able to get this type of shots one day…
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Loved that you liked them so much. 🙂
You just need to take whatever you see wherever you are.
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really nice photographs 🙂
can see some very raw emotional value in there.
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Great to hear that from you. 🙂 Thanks so much.
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Faces reveal many things.. and you have captured many feelings within these photo’s Jo…
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They do too Sue – I adore faces and their stories. 🙂
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Very good photos. I especially like the last one….as it shows a wide range of human emotions. 🙂 Great job!
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Thanks for saying that. 🙂
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Hello, I like your photos. They show the lives of people, and even though some would find them beneath them, I find those people to look happier and more carefree then I’ve ever seen on the faces of the people of the west.
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So glad you enjoyed them.
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The photos are absolutely beautiful just like the poem that came with it. I have always used the less fortunate people in Africa as an inspiration to be positive to my students, friends, and acquaintances in times they feel like they are the most miserable persons on earth. Thing is, people are so narrow sometimes that even being just stuck in traffic is equivalent to doomsday when there are people out there who are experiencing worst than one could imagine.
The poem and the faces of this people makes me feel content with what I have. I hope that in due time, the people in Africa who are experiencing life’s plight will end soon. God bless the people there and you, Jo!
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment here. 🙂
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p.s.
That girl with a child at her back is beautiful. What’s her name?
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She was beautiful – I can’t tell you I’m afraid. 😉
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I understand … Thanks anyway!
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These photographs are really great, depicting so many feelings, or perhaps stories. Thanks for sharing, and liking my entry too.
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I am so glad you stopped by and liked these. 🙂
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Great pictures. Vibrant and dynamic. I love the way you have captured the moments in a sensitive and unobtrusive way.
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Thank you for saying so – I really appreciate that comment.
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cool and different faces!
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They are all so different – that’s why I like them. 🙂
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Beautiful faces, sad stories and haunting songs. The rhythm of humanity captured eloquently.
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What a beautiful comment for me to receive. Thank you.
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Jo, these are wonderful photos of such stunning faces. Love them all but there is something in the cool gaze of the mother with child which is so penetrating.
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Lovely to hear that they made an impression on you. You’re right – her gaze is that – yet serenely so. Don’t you think ?
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Absolute serenity!
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It is true is it not…so glad someone else sees it too.
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These are remarkable…
so powerful…
(and I couldn’t help but smile after looking at all the warmth in that last piece)…
all very nicely done!
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Those kids make me smile eveythime I look at them. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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wonderful portraits – every face a different story
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I thought so too – so it great to hear that you think that same thought with these photos. 🙂
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This is amazing!
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Thank you for saying so. 🙂
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