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A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum. This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate
Three camel riders silhouetted against an evening sky
A fisherman repairs the sail of his wooden sailing boat, known as mashua, along the waterfront of Kisingitini, a natural harbour on Pate Island
The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil (known locally as buibui). Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
Abdul Malik Bilali recites the Holy Koran in his beautiful stone-built house in Lamus old town. The house has fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior walls
Burusho girls return home with fodder for their livestock in the Hunza Valley
A Nubian man displays his sword at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola
A Nubian man wearing a white turban smiles broadly at his friend
Traditional Nubian architecture, plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim
Traditional Nubian architecture at a gate in the village of Qubbat Selim, traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine archway to a house and its courtyard at Qubbat Selim
A Nubian woman, her face covered by her headscarf to denote her Muslim belief, stands outside the verandah of her home. The style of verandah arch is typical of the Nubian people
Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces
A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile, his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and furrows
An old man rides his donkey along a path beside farmland irrigated by the River Nile
In late afternoon light, a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe, east of the Nile
A fruit stall in the important market town of Shendi on the River Nile, northeast of Khartoum
An over-crowded old Bedford bus travels along the main road from Khartoum to Shendi, a centuries old market town on the River Nile
During the heat of the day, men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat, situated in desert country south of Shendi
As the sun goes down after a blistering day, an old man rides home on his donkey
Women shopping in the market at Omdurman where a large variety of household goods are displayed in roadside stalls
Traders offer a large variety of beads for sale in an open-fronted market stall in Omdurman
The owner of a roadside shop waits for customers on his verandah beside neatly laid-out merchandise. Hanging up is a circular mat with a hole in the middle used by Sudanese women when sitting over
A group of men ride their camels up a main street in Khartoum
On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress sing before joining a procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday
A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat
A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island
