his photo has sold a couple of times to nonprofits telling stories about gender roles in indigenous cultures. I met up with this man and his family after negotiating with my guide to spend the day by myself in Touphema. The rest of our crew went off to another village for a tour. At the time, visitors were required to be with a guide, so I was lucky that my guide was flexible and trusting of me. Most of the villagers spoke English, and everyone I met was fascinated that I had left my group and was alone.
Read moreA Dog, a Smoker and a Gargoyle, Monti neighborhood, Rome, Italy
In this little plaza, where people were commuting home on bicycles, conferring over tourist maps, or walking their dogs, you could carry out a drink from the bar and sip it by the lazy fountain, thus enjoying one of Rome's distinct pleasures, dolce far niente (or pleasant idleness).
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