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The Persistence of Memory

Re-education camp. Rwanda 1999

I can’t look back at the archives without looking at the work I did in Rwanda. I was twenty years old when I got my first international assignment thanks to my best friend Jimmie Briggs. More than ten years ago I went to Rwanda and came back a changed man, one [...]

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The Original Man

Rwanda, 1999

Ten thousand generations ago a man stood on the tallest hill he could find and looked out at the horizon.

He looked out over the savanna and saw the land that he had know all his life. He saw the land that his father and his father before that and his father before that [...]

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Staying Cool

Musician, Dakar 2010

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Postcard Project Strikes Again

So I decided to make a postcard in honor of my recent trip to Senegal. The Postcard Project is my attempt to create tangible works of art in this digital age. Each series is limited to 100 pieces and has a personal message from me to you! All you need to do is [...]

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Dear Leader

A North Korean attends the unveiling of the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar.

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Standing in the Need of Prayer

The Rev Herbert Daughtry Sr. takes a moment in Senegal

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Liberation Theory

A poster on Goree Island. During the slave trade this is the last place many Africans were held before being shipped to the Americas.

To see more please click on this link.

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Signs of the Times

Graffiti on Goree Island, Senegal.

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Black is Very Beautiful

Hostess Yaune Ndiaye. Dakar, April 2010

To see more please click on this link.

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Never Forget

I just got back from Senegal where I spent three days documenting that nation’s celebrations of the new African Renaissance Monument as well as the 50th anniversary of independence. This week I will feature images from that [...]

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Back to Africa

Masai farmer. Tanzania 2006. © Damaso Reyes

I’m heading to Senegal for a short trip! I will post photos as I make them so stay tuned. See you next week!

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Death be not Proud

Rwandans search for mass graves during the 10 anniversary of the genocide. [...]

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School Daze

Student. Zanizibar, Tanzania 2006 © Damaso Reyes

To see more images from Tanzania please visit my website.

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Sharing the Pain

A victim of sexual violence during the genocide in Rwanda tells her [...]

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Reeducation

Children at a reeducation center in Rwanda. May 1999. © Damaso Reyes

To see more images from Rwanda please visit my website.

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