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Kenya, Rift Valley Province, Tum. An old Turkana medicine man. His wooden necklaces are charms to ward off evil spirits
Kenya, Rift Valley. Lake Magadi with red trona or soda covering part of the alkaline lake. Kenya, Rift Valley. Lake Magadi with red trona or soda covering part of the alkaline lake
Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island. A man on Pate Island tends his smallholding planted with tobacco. Bananas grow beyond the fence. Kenya, Lamu archipelago, Pate Island
Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn. Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn
Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu. A sailing boat (mashua) framed in an arch of Lamu Fort, which is now a museum. Kenya, Lamu Island, Lamu
Barbers shop at Nunguni, Kenya Barbers shop at Nunguni, Kenya
A spotted hyena chases lesser flamingos on the shoreline of Lake Nakuru, Kenya
A large herd of Wildebeest and Burchells zebra come down to drink water at Sand River, close to the border of the Serengeti National Park and Masai Mara Game Reserve
Large herds of wildebeest intermingle with Burchell sLarge herds of wildebeest intermingle with Burchells zebra during their annual migration from the Serengeti to Masai Mara Game Reserve
A tourist watches birds and animals from the verandah of his comfortable tent at Ol Seki Tented Camp in Masai Mara Game Reserve
A Msai guide points out a wild animal to visitors on the verandah of their comfortable tent at Ol Seki Tented Camp in Masai Mara Game Reserve
The dining tent of Ol Seki tented camp in Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Tens of thousands of zebra and wildebeest graze the grasslands in Masai Mara Game Reserve during their annual migration from Serengeti
Tea gardens owned by Kikuyu smallholders near the Aberdare Mountains, Tuso, Kenya
Accommodation at the lodge on Mfangano Island, Lake Victoria shaded by giant wild fig trees
Elephants in Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
A cheetah ignores a line of wildebeest and zebra in its quest to hunt small antelopes in the Masai Mara Game Reserve
A hot air balloon floating over the Masai Mara Game Reserve at daybreak
Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a celebration, Wamba District, Kenya Two young Samburu girls help each other preparing for a Kenya, Wamba District
Aerial view of a Manyatta, the traditional homestead of tribal Samburu & Msai, Wamba District, Kenya Aerial view of a Manyatta, the traditional homestead of tribal Samburu & Msai, Wamba District
A Samburu warrior looks out over a vast expanse of inhospitable country from the eastern scarp of Africas Great Rift Valley at Losiolo, north of Maralal
Balanites trees silhouetted against a setting sun in Masai Mara Game Reserve. B0020P 0058
Rich farming country on the edge of the Aberdare Forest in Murang a District. With its high rainfall, the principal cash crop of the area is tea
Boat builders put the finishing touches to a new jahazi in the open boatyard at Matondoni, Lamu Island. The place has been famous for making traditional wooden sailing boats for a century or more
Lamu crowds watch a stick fight along the waterfront at Lamu town. This form of combat originates from Oman and demonstrates the close ties between the Lamu archipelago
A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style chair embellished with marquetry. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent-like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body of a woman when she ventured outside her home one hundred years ago
A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans
One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A Pate farmer tends his tobacco crop among the coral ruins of old Pate town. His Arabian origins are unmistakable. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier
An inhabitant of Pate village rides his donkey through ruins on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. With no roads or motor vehicles on the island
The 17th century tomb of Mwenya Bunu among ruins on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate were constructed of coral rag
A collection of rusted cannons, which once defended the army garrison at Siyu Fort. The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built Siyu Fort at the end of the mangrove-lined tidal
Wooden sailing boats anchor at the end of the mangrove-lined tidal channel to Siyu village on Pate Island. Siyu was founded in the 15th century and in its heyday had 30
The exposed barnacle-encrusted roots of mangrove trees, which line the tidal inlet to the historic town of Faza on Pate Island
A woman makes makuti, a thatch from dried fronds of coconut palms, outside her home in Faza village. The chequered history of Faza dates back several hundred years
At sunrise the fishing fleet sets sail from the sheltered, natural harbour of Kisingitini on Pate Island for a days fishing
A donkey race is held on Lamu Island as part of the celebrations to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohamed. This man was the winner of the 2005 competition
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
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Here, a woman with finely decorated hands
A skilled craftsman with traditional tools carves a wooden door from hardwood in Lamu town. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of skilled craftsmen
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 view over makuti thatched roofs to the estuary that divides Lamu Island from uninhabited Manda Island, which has no permanent source of sweet groundwater
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
A mashua sails out of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a
Three men pole a dugout canoe by moonlight in shallow water along Diani Beach
A porcupine in Masai Mara National Reserve. These large rodents are normally nocturnal and rely on their spines to deter predators
