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Poor Life Choices

Now why one would give oneself to drink with three wives to pleasure, I did not (at the time) understand. 4 Jun 2012
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Madagascar-Andisibe-Lemur_in_Tree

Howling of an Ancient Race

Walking through a forest in Madagascar, I am a guest of an ancient race. 25 Sep 2013
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Morning Rush Hour - Madagascar - Antananarivo

Madagascar Rush Hour

morning rush hour, like anywhere, except here mostly for less than a dollar a day. 08 Sep 2012
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Mahajanga Boatworkers

Making a Living

sometimes making a living is just tough. You only have to look at their faces to know how tough. 31 Jly 2012
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Willing to Trust

one, maybe 4 years old, so afraid in the earlier pictures, but still with a baby’s willingness to trust. 23 Jul 2012
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Happy Hoodlums

the plan was obvious and elegant: bump me over the edge then collect my stuff. 16 Jul 2012
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Almost Tender

with his stick and his disney pyjamas he looked like he was sent to lead me somewhere. 07 Jul 2012
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Mahajanga - dusty girl, kid, coconuts

Luckless

when a people are beggared, adults lose half their life, children lose it all. 01 Jul 2012
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The Best of Humanity

this one was tough to write. hungry yet proud, the best of humanity. 29 Jun 2012
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A Civilisation Crumbles

it is rare to see a civilization crumbling before your eyes, but here it is. 28 Jun 2012
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The Barber’s Hindi Calendars

The barber can do nothing for me. Even the mandarin seller's kid seems appalled. 27 Jun 2012
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My Monkey Would Leave Me

if I ran my life like this I would be cackling on street corners with a bent wooden leg, rusty claw. 26 Jun 2012
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Gentlemen with Machetes

I have wondered why these gents swing their machetes so vigorously when they walk. 22 Jun 2012
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Madagascar - Masoala Peninsula - Pirogue

Murder Nightly

unlike my neighbors for the evening nothing here has any real prospect of eating me whole. 17 Jun 2012
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Snake Deals, Snake Meals

snake soup served by potential business partners in the hope of lubricating a deal. 15 Jun 2012
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Maroantsetra - boat near home

50 Wives a Man

while the local women do have a certain charm, I would not want to marry 50 of them. 09 Jun 2012
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The Girl is Bright, the Boy, No

the girl will be sent to school not the boy, as the boy is not that bright. 07 Jun 2012
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Biblical Rain, Apocalyptic Shabbiness

Tamatave has suffered a biblical rain for the last hunred years. 29 May 2012
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Sorrow of the Overseas Chinese

the ones who caught the boat. 26 May 2012
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A Luxury Twice Removed

I had missed the most important point: they owned no shoes. 20 May 2012
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The Accommodating Woman

her look said any chance I had of sleeping with her, or anyone she knew, were now shot. 18 May 2012
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Pig Meuniere

I think they are trying to find a way of throwing me out on my ear while backing away from me slowly. 10 May 2012
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Antananarivo Street - Baskets

Holy Bob Marley, I’m Home

somewhere between India’s confusion and rain, and Africa’s earthiness and dust. 03 May 2012
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Packing For Apocalypse

“Reconsider your need to Travel”. So I reconsider, and pack a larger pocket knife, extra vitamins. 01 May 2012