Just an ordinary place, Maun, Botswana, Africa

Just an ordinary town in rural Botswana.

No fancy housing.

No fancy garden.

No fancy heater.

What would you photograph here?

It’s the little things that make the difference.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There’s a wired fence.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are kids.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are ordinary people.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is a football.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is laughter.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There’s is competition.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are cars.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is frustration.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is silliness.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is beauty.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is family.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is fashion.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is skill.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is joy.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is simplicity.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is innocence.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is compassion.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is purity.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is trust.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is doubt.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is pain.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is the sun.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is dust.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is water.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is stardust.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There’s a horse.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is mystery.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are hats.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is creativity.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is curiosity.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is black&white.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is sweat.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is workwomanship.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are patterns.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There are shadows.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is reflection.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is nonfocus.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is high shutter speed.

Maun, Botswana, Africa
Maun, Botswana, Africa

There is day to day life.

Extraordinary.

One thought on “Just an ordinary place, Maun, Botswana, Africa

  1. Hi Ben, thanks a lot for sharing your photos. You are a great photographer. How do you take such a nice photos of black people being white? As I think, street photos , faces  and events are the most dificult to take photos of. Do you speak to the people first or you are so fast just to secreatly take the photos from far away? Which camera do you still have?

    Regards , are you going to Africa in the autum again?

    Sylva

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