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Kenya I


I’ve been to Kenya to shoot African athletes preparing for the 1968 Olympics. I went a second time on the “dream”assignments I’ve written about earlier.

Kenya is the only place of the twelve countries I’ve been to in Africa where I’ve had a chance to see and photograph animals. I did my best to not bring back the average tourists shots of animals. You be the judge.

I also went to Lamu (on Lamu Island) which is a very Arabic part of Kenya. It was impenetrable for me until one day as I was shooting upwards towards the top of a building and an Arabic guy leaned off the roof and said in perfect English, How would you like a tour of this place that will blow your mind?

He turned out to be a Canadian who had lived there and was, as I later found out, a fine photographer himself. My abject apologies to him for not remembering his name. He was wonderful.

If there no location indicated in the caption, it’s probably Nairobi or nearby. Other places I shot were Lamu and Mombasa. The flamingos were probably in Lake Nakuru National Park. The giraffes, zebras, elephants, were probably in Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Two Silhouetted Kids Against Steps, Kenya
Two Silhouetted Kids Against Steps, Kenya
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Couple Looking Up, Kenya
Couple Looking Up, Kenya
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White Woman and Masai Woman, Kenya
White Woman and Masai Woman, Kenya
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Two in Stands with Cigarettes, Kenya
Two in Stands with Cigarettes, Kenya
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Two Masai, Dark Sky, Kenya
Two Masai, Dark Sky, Kenya
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Three at Racetrack, Kenya
Three at Racetrack, Kenya
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Three Masai at Racetrack, Kenya
Three Masai at Racetrack, Kenya
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Two Girls with Striped Outfits, Kenya
Two Girls with Striped Outfits, Kenya
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Smiling Girl with Masai Necklaces, Kenya
Smiling Girl with Masai Necklaces, Kenya
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Three Young Masai Men, Kenya
Three Young Masai Men, Kenya
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Three Masai, Full Regalia, Kenya
Three Masai, Full Regalia, Kenya
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Masai Women, Boy with Cloth, Kenya
Masai Women, Boy with Cloth, Kenya
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Masai Woman, Heads, Kenya
Masai Woman, Heads, Kenya
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Older Masai with Rings, Kenya
Older Masai with Rings, Kenya
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Alley from Above, People and Donkey, Kenya
Alley from Above, People and Donkey, Kenya
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Man Standing in Coffee Beans, Kenya
Man Standing in Coffee Beans, Kenya
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Older Man, White Cap, Kenya
Older Man, White Cap, Kenya
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Young Woman with Black Headpiece 1, Lamu, Kenya
Young Woman with Black Headpiece 1, Lamu, Kenya
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Young Woman with Black Headpiece 2, Lamu, Kenya
Young Woman with Black Headpiece 2, Lamu, Kenya
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Young Woman with Black Headpiece 3, Lamu, Kenya
Young Woman with Black Headpiece 3, Lamu, Kenya
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Boy in Green Shirt, Arms Folded, Kenya
Boy in Green Shirt, Arms Folded, Kenya
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Close-up Profile of Head, Kenya
Close-up Profile of Head, Kenya
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Man in Undershirt, Lamu, Kenya
Man in Undershirt, Lamu, Kenya
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Two Men in Arabic Dress, Lamu, Kenya
Two Men in Arabic Dress, Lamu, Kenya
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Brown Waterfall, Kenya
Brown Waterfall, Kenya
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Brown Water, Rocks, Kenya
Brown Water, Rocks, Kenya
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Line of Wildebeests, Kenya
Line of Wildebeests, Kenya
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Lioness Head, Kenya
Lioness Head, Kenya
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Profile of Elephant, Kenya
Profile of Elephant, Kenya
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Frontal of Elephant, Kenya
Frontal of Elephant, Kenya
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Antelope, Kenya
Antelope, Kenya
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Aerial of Zebras, Kenya
Aerial of Zebras, Kenya
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Aerial of Giraffes and Zebras, Kenya
Aerial of Giraffes and Zebras, Kenya
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Aerial of Zebras and Dust, Kenya
Aerial of Zebras and Dust, Kenya
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Aerial of Mountain and Reflection, Kenya
Aerial of Mountain and Reflection, Kenya
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Aerial of Birds, Water, Land, Kenya
Aerial of Birds, Water, Land, Kenya
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Aerial of Flamingos, Kenya
Aerial of Flamingos, Kenya
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Aerial of Six Giraffes, Kenya
Aerial of Six Giraffes, Kenya
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Aerial of Five Giraffes, Kenya
Aerial of Five Giraffes, Kenya
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End of Kenya I_kenya27Man8on8Stone8Bench8Kenya
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