Skye von der Osten

"A COUNTRY SO RICH"

Village elders discuss issues in Dogon Country.

A touareg and his camel take a rest in the Sahara Desert, Mali, West Africa.
   
A group of Touareg women are seen at a traditional music circle at the Festival au Desert in Essakane, Mali, West Africa.
   
A boy leads his camel at the Festival au Desert in Essakane, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
A group of Touareg women walk down a dune in the Sahara Desert, Mali, West Africa.
   
The sun sets on the Sahara Desert, Mali, West Africa.
   
A Touareg shows markings in the sand in the Sahara Desert, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
Some Touareg get ready for night fall in the Sahara Desert, Mali, West Africa.
   
Singers of the group Imarhane perform at the Festival au Desert in Essakane, Mali, West Africa.
   
The famous musician Bassekou Kouyate plays in his tent at the Festival au Desert in Essakane, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
The musician Aboubacrine sits for a portrait at the Festival au Desert in Essakane, Mali, West Africa.
   
Some men are seen in a local shop in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
   
A woman leans over in a boat crossing the Niger river in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
A Touareg men is seen in the street in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
   
A Peul woman carries goods on her head at the local market in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
   
Some men sell dried fish at the local market in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
A man shows of a picture of some tourist in Mopti, Mali, West Africa.
   
Two women walk home from the fields carrying fire wood in Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa.
   
A boy hides behind a wood-carved mask In Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
Village elders discuss issues in Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa.
   
Some men fix fishing nets in front of their huts in Port de Korioume, Mali, West Africa.
   
Villagers gather in Port de Korioume, Mali, West Africa.
     
  
Some young men play table soccer in Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa.
   
Some children play with old tires in Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa.
   
Some boys wait outside a store In Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa.