Angkor Wat lies 5.5 km north of the modern town of Siem Reap, and a short distance south and slightly east of the previous capital, which was centred at Baphuon. It is in an area of Cambodia where there is an important group of ancient structures. It is the southernmost of Angkor’s main sites. The [...]
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My service is almost finished and wanted to share the last days of my time at school. It was special working with the students at the primary school. I hope someday they will be able to see these images that I captured of them.
Playing cards is the favorite past time at the school. You wouldn’t really think primary students would be playing poker and betting ten cents. Which can buy you a piece of gum. I was the financial backer for a few that were promising.
This house is right next door to me. I have not seen the old man for about one month now. I usually hear him talking to himself while he is drinking his rum at night. Where ever you are old man, I hope your safe.
85 more days of Peace Corps life here in Black Bush Polder, Guyana. Pictures were taken in January 2011.
These are some random pictures that I took in my outings and around my house. I did go to the beach in Skeldon and a huge storm was coming, amazing cloud formations. More to come….
I will be here for the next five months. I am living in Yakusari in Black Bush Polder (East Berbice) Guyana. My main objective is to setup, teach staff and students basic IT and computer skills, educate residents of Yakusari and create a computer club. I’m Sir Marcus to the students of grades 4-9. The [...]
I recently found out that this little boy which I do not know his name passed away. When I visited his family to sponsor his older brother, he did not look very healthy. I took this picture last in 2009 in Brikama. Just very sad that he really didn’t have a chance in life or [...]
A little tribute to The Gambia, a few portraits that were taken at Genak Island (2010)
My Peace Corps service ended in July 2010. I want to say a big thanks to all that viewed my photo blog and all the great comments! Many of you gave me strength and support during my service. I had a very rewarding time in The Gambia and the memories will last a lifetime. Here [...]
Ryan and I went to Ginak Island to distribute 100 mosquito nets. What a unique place to say the least. There were so many photo stories there and just want to share some images that I took on the trip. The environment was your typical “up country” feel but most residents spoke exceptional English. Friendly [...]
My friend Ryan and I stopped by thte Wassu Stone Circles or known as The Gambia “Stonehedge”. Compared to Stonehedge, these are quite small. Interesting to see with my own eyes. From the net: The ancient Wassu Stone Circles, in Gambia, are located around Wassu in the Central River Region and are believed to be [...]
I am still volunteering at M.D.I. Institute working with the Gender and Development class. Just finished up a brochure for a upcoming workshop. This will be a great workshop to improve women’s role in leadership here in The Gambia.
I am working with my friend Ryan here on these projects. I quickly designed the logo’s that will be printed on t-shirts for the events. We will travel to Basse, which is located at the far east of The Gambia. By van, it will take about 10-12 hours which is truly not an easy trip [...]
I am director working with my friend Chinua on a documentary on Gender development. Its based on interviews from students at M.D.I college where I volunteer at. They are all involved with gender development and its so fascinating to hear their views on gender development within The Gambia. We will be having our [...]
I am helping Oushman, a professional bird watching tour guide. He wants to start a website to attract more business here. The Gambia is known for some great bird watching. I personally have no knowledge of birds and usually do not do that much of nature photography. I was pretty inspired [...]
Peace Corps, The Gambia is sponsoring a week long girls leadership camp. I designed the banner and t-shirts for the participants. I really believe this program will be a huge success and the girls will greatly benefit.
I am helping the first registered model agency in The Gambia with some marketing material. We had a short photo shoot at my friends’s studio yesterday and thought it went pretty smoothly. There is not a lot of demand for professional models here in The Gambia. Most companies will use their employees [...]
I am showing my Gambian friend Chinua more about still photography and shooting video so the Bakau fish market is always an interesting place to shoot. Here are a few shots that I took there last Saturday.
I was at the Bakau fish market where they catch and sell local fish. My battery died so I just ended up with a few shots. The little boy with the fish is one of my favorites, more to come!
They just finished harvesting in Sara Samba during my visit. It was their only harvest which is kind of sad. My family made about $100 which has to last for sometime. They take the nuts out of the shell by hand which is a truly tedious job! When you have time [...]
I made a two day trip back to good old Sara Samba to visit my host family and friends. Even for myself, two days in village is challenging so I have mad respect for my fellow PCV’s that are stationed up country. Things really never change in the village as you would expect, [...]
After two weeks back in America, I’m back in the good old The Gambia! The famous Joloff Man asked me to do a poster to promote is upcoming album and launch concert. Just wanted to share with everyone. Happy 2010!
I was asked to help photograph the winners that received a ram for Tobaski. Western Union and other participating banks gave out 450 rams to Gambians which is a huge deal. A young boy that worked very hard to run after the rams and actually carry some really caught my eye. One [...]
PRSP (paper recycling skills project) is a charitable organization dedicated to providing school supplies to Gambian children. They have distributed over 44,000 FREE exercise books to 31 Gambian schools benefiting 20,000 children since their establishment in 2001.
PRSP staff take used paper from Gambian private and public organizations, apply locally sustainable recycling techniques, and produce paper [...]
It seems like there is one pagent every weekend. Once you have helped with one pagent, everyone wants your help for the new one with posters and show them how to bring in the crowds of people. Interesting but a little tired of the pagents. Miss Dream is coming up, its being [...]
I was having lunch with my Gambian friends and met little Ida. A great personality and very photogenic. Just wanted to share some of the shots and will print them out for her.
My good friend Ryan Reichert started a penpal exchange with a Gambian and American schools. Its a great program that opens dialogue between Gambian and American children. If you know of a school that would like to start a letter exchange program, please let me know. I helped Ryan with the photography of [...]
Helping The Face of Bakau planning team with posters, invites and tickets for their upcoming show. The winners get school sponsorship and other prizes. So all the locals here, please come and support the event!
I am working with a local production group on Gambia’s Dance Off competition. Assisting them with posters and flyer’s for the program. There is truly some raw talent here! You think you have mad dancing skills back at home, check some of these moves!
I was at the Arch yesterday while photographing Safi Manneh for the Rotary International Magazine. These children kept on getting into the shot so I had to take their photo so they would go away. It was a beautiful day yesterday compared to all the rain we have received.
A little about the arch:
Arch [...]
Ramadan finished here and yesterday was Koriteh holiday. Here again is Fatou and Adama. Little Fatou made the pledge to Allah and wears the veil now. Wish all of you could meet them, respectful and little girls with attitude!
Fatou is six years old and Adama is 10 years old. These are two of the girls that we had the chance to sponsor in the past. I paid for their school fees, new uniform, bags, and shoes. School has already started and for sure they are looking great now for another [...]
Well, on the fourth day of Koriteh, after Ramadan, The Lollipop Chickz will have their second talent show. The first one was a great hit and about 200 young Gambian’s came out for a great time. I want to thank Bev, Marti and Sarah for their donations on lollipops, I have a total [...]
I was out on a photo shoot and met this young girl with a nice Sony DSLR camera. Of course it was the first time to see someone just casually out taking photos of random things. She showed me some of her shots and they were pretty impressive. Its always interesting to [...]
The Peace Corps Country Director saw Ebou Ceesay doing some very nice Lionel Richie covers at a local restaurant near my house. He just finished recording his album “So life is” and wanted to help design a simple and clean Album cover. Ebou is a very talented musician!
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I have been working with Njieb, he’s becoming very popular locally here. Helping him promote his upcoming album “True Africa” coming out this December. Just wanted to share the poster that I shot and designed, Africell is sponsoring his album release and will help print out the posters. If anyone out there loves [...]
I am helping The Joloff Man, a.k.a. Yusupha Ngum with his upcoming album. He is pretty famous here in The Gambia and a very interesting, friendly guy. Here is a sample album cover I just finished, more to come.
A few days ago I visited little Nday’s compound again. She is living with her mom and I do not think her father is around. I am trying to raise some money to get her new clothes and help her mom out to make life just a little more comfortable. Please support [...]
The Serer is one of the Gambian tribes. They are truly the working class of The Gambia. From domestic work, cooking and laundry, they do hard work here. These pictures are from a Serer compound in Banjul, I spent about one hour to observe and take some images.
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