The elder
An elder of the El Molo tribe is portrayed in a christian church where he functions as a priest. He is aware of the changes that are witnessed in the lake, e.g. lower water levels
The fish
Fisherman on the shores of lake Turkana close to Ileret at the Kenyan-Ethiopian border are removing the bladder from a giant Tilapia. Every little part of the fish is sold. A catch this big however has become much less frequent in recent months.
The fishtrader
Ethiopian fish trader is portrayed after receiving a catch in his booth.
Turkana animal pen
Brush wood pen for animals of the Turkana people. In recent years many had to change from being cattle herders to agro-pastoralists due to dwindling ressources.
Salima
A woman stands in Salima settlement close to Lake Turkana in the northern part of Kenya. People had to be resettled here from their original villages due to a newly built wind power plant. The settlement has quickly turned into a ghetto with uprooted citizens.
The feather
A child is playing with a feather at the shores of Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya.
The skin
Young Turkana women are standing beside a drying goat skin in Salima camp close to Lake Turkana. Animal parts are still being used to build household items like tables and chairs.
El Molo woman
A woman of the El Molo tribe has washed her face with the salty water of Lake Turkana after performing a ritual on a sacred island in the Lake. The El Molo entirely depend on the Lake, the feed on fish only and drink the saline water which gives them problems with their bones and teeth. Being only a few thousand people they are one of the smalles tribes in Kenya, their challenges are neglected. Many of them have resorted to alcohol or putting on shows for tourists as a means of survival. If the lake dies, the El Molo will most likely die, too.
The Lake
A married El Molo couple is walking towards their boat in the Lake, coming from performing a ritual on a sacred island. The man's bones are all bend caused by consumption of the highly saline water of Lake Turkana. Noone knows how long the lake will still be there.
Beginning and Ending of the World
In my image selection which is part of a bigger photo project, I tried to capture the atmosphere of loss and scarcity. The desaster is on the horizon and with the ressources dwindling live and human condition will change forever. It is a conflict that is carried out in many countries of Africa, Asia or Latin America: the native population, still living according to their own laws not knowing formal education is colliding with modernisation, capitalism and globalisation.
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