Tall and Proud (1974), a photo from Borno, North

Photographer's Note

A woman stands tall and proud in front of her home.

34 years ago we travelled by truck for 3days from Maiduguri in Nigeria, through a narrow strip of northern Cameroon to N'djamena in Chad. It was an arduous journey and I particularly remember the atrociously rough road, the mosquitoes, the heat and the lack of food.

Enroute we stopped in a village and this elegant woman posed for perhaps her only photograph.

A scan from a kodachrome slide.

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pastadog (13111) 2008-09-01 6:18

Good scan, Marlene, of this very interesting daily life scene; nice elements and color... regards, Daniel

Kielia (24077) 2008-09-01 9:51

Hi Marlene,
it was a good decision to scan this slide, it is really a document! YOu have captured the proud attitude of this nice woman perfectly!
TfS!
Warm regards
Harriet

bj40 (6) 2008-09-01 11:18

Hi Marlene,Sounds like an arduous journey,glad you had your camera at the ready.The photo shows a fertile homestead and indeed a proud owner. Thanks Tom.

Disabled_A (0) 2008-09-01 15:55

Hello Marlene,
wow! another interesting - and old!- photo. This IS History!
Good scan (I know how difficult it is sometimes to scan in the right way)!
and a good portrait of the lady (too bad, though, that we can't see her eyes).
kind regards!
Elena

fkokol (1636) 2008-09-04 8:45

It's long time ago and sounds very exciting trip. I like this daily life shot. Great detail. greetings,

figen

Atousa (7131) 2008-09-06 4:43

Salam Marlene,

I like this photo so much, for it says a lot about their life ..an impressive original shot with good pov ..thank you

Greetings, Atousa

foozi (7101) 2008-09-09 1:19

Hello Marlene,
what a great shot to be shared. Such a historic picture for me. The value for educational use, the study of life and nature.
Great picture to be shared and i must thank you for posting.
Just to tell how people live in this world..such a great diversity.

Regards,
Foozi

jmdias (115252) 2008-09-20 17:06

marlene

this ia a photo that show us exactly what the day-life is in that area. I liked the light, we can see every details around. it is a very informativa foto, full of meaning. scan work was nice here too

hugs

jorge

holmertz (102774) 2008-09-22 11:31

Hello Marlene,
The colours seem to have faded a bit (not unexpected after 34 years), but it's still a highly interesting and captivating picture. A well balanced composition, full of fine details about life in this village. An important historical document. I am glad that you have also started digging through your treasures of old slides.
Best wishes,
Gert