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Village mosque
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Copyright: Gert Holmertz (holmertz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 52 N: 386] (2418)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1982-02
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Decisive Moment
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-26 1:17
Viewed: 451
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is from a village somewhere in central Mali, on a journey from the capital city Bamako to Mopti. I had hitched a ride with a couple of European development workers and we stopped here and there to look at the villages. Here, a little boy interrupted his game to stare in disbelief at the three white strangers suddenly coming towards him.
Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.

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Hello Gert! Wonderful place, amazing architecture. Fantastic picture. Well done!

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2762 W: 579 N: 2830] (34023)
  • [2008-01-26 3:25]

Interesting example of local architecture. Fine "daily life" photo full of exotics.
Regards.

Hej Gert,
A very different and exotic architecture. How high is this building? What´s on the flat roof?
Hälsningar
Gunnar

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  • molla Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 73 N: 548] (4089)
  • [2008-01-26 9:06]
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Hej Gert.
Yes! they really are fairy tale houses, A small quest, do you know what in the top of the "tower" it looks like some of those things you have at the mast of a sailboat or actually reminds about "stadshuset" in stockholm.
good photo.
Anders

Gert, The shot is good technically though this long after the fact I suppose those kinds of comments are moot. I find it interesting that even in the abject poverty you have shown in the Mali shots that the people take the time and effort to build a house of worship diverting time and materials they could have used elsewhere.

Greg

Hello Gert
i've never seen before like this mosque
excellent colours and texture
i like looks of the little child too
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

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