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While in Bamako for three weeks I took pictures of my family and of people at work. When Americans think of Africa images of poverty, famine, or civil war pop immediately into their heads, because that's what we're exposed to through the media. What we're not exposed to are the rhythms of daily life - work, food, family, friends. Outside of Africa we are interested in the sensational, but once you set foot on the continent you are surrounded by the mundane. Through these pictures I try to give a sense of what work in Mali is like: from men like my host father in his UN office to cabinet makers on the side of the road, to women selling oranges. And then there are the photos I did not take.
Moustaphe, age 5, looking tough
Aicha
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