Man and Camel This shot was taken in 1996 at a Tuareg wedding in Niger. The leader of our group was the American wife of a notable chief in the area north of Agadez. As a result, we were invited to a Tuareg wedding nearby (by nearby I mean driving off road for a couple of hours into an endless expanse of sand). There were no roads and we stopped every so often when we saw someone walking in the desert to ask directions. As we approached the wedding, the scene was surreal – camels in procession lines loomed above the car. A buzz of activity surrounded the bride, and singing and dancing followed. The Tuareg men seemed friendly and open to having their photos taken, however the women typically shied away from the camera. I think this man may have been smiling underneath his dark blue cheche.

Man and Camel This shot was taken in 1996 at a Tuareg wedding in Niger. The leader of our group was the American wife of a notable chief in the area north of Agadez. As a result, we were invited to a Tuareg wedding nearby (by nearby I mean driving off road for a couple of hours into an endless expanse of sand). There were no roads and we stopped every so often when we saw someone walking in the desert to ask directions. As we approached the wedding, the scene was surreal – camels in procession lines loomed above the car. A buzz of activity surrounded the bride, and singing and dancing followed. The Tuareg men seemed friendly and open to having their photos taken, however the women typically shied away from the camera. I think this man may have been smiling underneath his dark blue cheche.