Young woman in her shop, a photo from Boa Vista, Barlavento

Photographer's Note

Around 71% of the population is Creole of mixed black African and European descent. The remainder of the population is mostly black Africans, with a small number of whites. The European men who colonized Cape Verde did not usually bring wives or families with them. As female African slaves were brought to the islands inter-marriages occurred

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xuaxo (6854) 2010-07-23 5:27

Hello!
Very good and faithful portrait of a Cape-Verdean woman. I would say a very "typical" one (if we could get an average of Cape-Verdeans). I like how you framed her, from the side towards the middle.
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I never understood how they get to such statistics. It's not easy. In my wife's family (from Cape Verde) there are several skin colours, from white to black, and they can't agree to classify each other.
71% is a such a precise figure. I have seen several other percentages, depending on the source. What we can say for sure is that most Cape-Verdeans are of mixed African and European descent. Many say simply that they are not African, nor European: they are just Creole.
Many of the really black Africans in Cape Verde nowadays are not Cape-Verdeans; they are recent immigrants from West Africa.
Greetings,
Francisco

sabermonajati (11533) 2010-07-23 7:05 [Comment]

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siolaw (38294) 2010-07-29 7:26

Salut Nathalie,
Bon cadrage décentré de cette belle femme à l'expression lumineuse! On ne voit pas de vêtements ce qui surprend un peu!
Le fond donne un contexte intéressant
Amicalement
Laurent

Vinmimi (0) 2010-11-18 14:18

Bonjour Nathalie,

Belle image, une femme dans son élément de travail.
L'expression de cette femme fait que l'image est sympathique avec un léger flou d'arrière plan.
Ca étonne en Europe quelqu'un qui souris au travail ! Mais c'est une autre histoire... O:)

Bien joué.

A bientôt

Yves