samedi 1 mai 2010

Dakar: African Renaissance

Dakar recently inaugurated it's latest monument, the African Renaissance Monument, right opposite the lighthouse of Mammelles. The erection of such a huge and costly statute crated a political turmoil, as many criticized the appropriateness of such a "jewel" in the current context...

That didn't stop the photographers from rushing to it, and spend hours photographing every single inch of this impressive family...

I focused on the lighting of the statute, which I found stunning, and spent ages trying to get the settings right on my camera, and this is what I came back with...

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