Its in the Eyes – Images of degradation
Eyes of youth
Whilst on a development mission in Mozambique, in the relatively remote Sofala Province, I was struck again by the immense impact of the practice of charcoaling. All around was a haphazard devastation which no doubt grew insidiously, tree by tree. The challenge is how to capture the underlying tragedy of what was happening. I took a number of images but decided that the mood is best conveyed in sombre monotones. The starkness of the landscape is captured in high contrast – the drama of what is happening is reflected in the eyes of the children of Metuchira.
For information on charcoaling, see the Blog Post entitled Charcoal and deforestation
The images can be seen in the Season Images Gallery.
Children of Metuchira
Tags: Africa, charcoal, contrast, deforestation, degradation, development, energy, eyes, image, poverty, Sofala, youth
great blog… very interesting stories and great photos. this could become a book one day! the bldgblog at http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/ is a popular architecture blog and has compiled the posts into books which have become popular… ie. the bldgblog book. word needs to get out there about this blog so people can read all the amazing stories!