Loyal readers, below are some photos taken over the past few months.
Downtown Nairobi
Matatus: Nairobi’s minibuses for local transport. Many are painted with spiritual slogans, soccer players, but most with rappers. I’m not sure who this rapper is, but I can make out some dollar dollar bills…
Mwanza, Tanzania
Fun with giraffes, part 1
Fun with giraffes, part 2
Flamingos at Lake Nakuru National Park
A hyena chilling out
A nice family of rhinos
And one mean rhino that didn’t take to kindly to us interrupting his nap. In fact, he tried to spear our RAV 4.
Pelicans, Lake Nakuru National Park
Zebra hazard on the Lake Nakuru airstrip
Safaricom sponsored road-side establishment. Safaricom, the dominant mobile provider in Kenya and the company that introduced the country to banking on your cell phone. Now you can pay your bills, transfer cash, and withdraw from agents around the country simply using your mobile.
Mt. Longonot, with its crater on top, as viewed from the escarpment above the Rift Valley
Lake Naivasha at dawn
Lake Naivasha, II
Yours truly, Hell’s Gate National Park
Zebra at the canyon wall, Hell’s Gate
Hell’s Gate again
Hell’s Gate
On the way to Naivasha town, with Mt. Longonot in the distance
Camps of internally-displaced people on the road side
Jamii Bora housing development at Kaputei
The edge of Kibera, Kenya’s largest slum
The newly rebuilt market near Kibera
Clothing stalls at the market
Vendor, child and Obama sticker
1 Comment
February 4, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Amon, your photos are pretty much amazing. Thanks for sharing. It was great to see you over the holidays and on skype at Kesson’s!!