my purple-blue world, originally uploaded by josef.stuefer.

“Sort of dreamy
Sort of dizzy
People get silly
Back to my childish
Search for fantasy”

[text & title by cllover]
Nijmegen, Netherlands

, originally uploaded by _desertsky.

A sandstone formation in the South-West corner of Fezzan, close to the border Libya-Algerie. A place of stunning rock paintings, similar for abundance and quality to the nearby Tassili n’Adjjer.

(Nikon FM2 on Fuji Provia F100, Mar 2002)

An African sunset, originally uploaded by BoazR.

Elephants playing as the sun goes down…
Chobe National park
Botswana 2002

celebrating freedom, originally uploaded by Tatiana Cardeal.

This ceremony is an old religious afro-dance to honour the catholics São Benedito (St Benedict, the Moor), who is the patron saint of the black people and the saint Nossa Senhora do Rosario dos Pretos (Our Lady of Rosary of the Blacks), who is the protector from the slaves.
The slaves used the public space of the churchs to be reorganized and to create ways to resist and preserve their native traditions, as their dances, the drums, African melodies, dresses, that could somehow keep their African cultural heritage alive.
Today, the Congada ritual is a elebration of freedom of the slaves libertation, and a expression of their devotion.
There is a “Terno de Moçambique” group dancing, with their symbolic sticks, the weapon to defend the saints. They use it to beat as a percussion and to the coreography. We were at the Festival of the Traditional São Paulo Culture, realized by Abaçaí Cultura e Arte - Social Organization Of Culture.

Twilight, originally uploaded by lapidim.

Santa Luzia - Algarve - Portugal
A truly magical moment just before sunrise

A petition by the photographer:
“Friends,
there is a new Humanitarian Pool to help our friends in the Gulf Coast in this horrible moment they are in.
Please join and help in this auction. I’ll print this image and sent it anywhere in the Globe to the best bidder.
www.flickr.com/groups/katrina_auction
Together we can make a difference. Again.”

“Amigos,
Hay un nuevo Grupo de carácter humanitario para ayudar nuestros amigos que están sufriendo con el pasaje del terrible huracán Katarina.
Se trata de una subasta de fotos cuya recaudación será donada a OGNs que trabajan en esta emergencia.
Imprimiré y enviaré esta imagen al mejor postor, aunque viva en el otro lado del globo
www.flickr.com/groups/katrina_auction
¡Una vez más, juntos podemos hacer la diferencia!”