Massai mother and child. The Masai are one of the most difficult people to photograph that I have come across. First, they really don't like their photos being taken so the are very wary of camera. Second, they want money if you do take their photos and the usually want it up front. This means that almost all Masai photos are at least partly posed. As a nomadic herding people they don't have much to do if the rains are good (which they were for my visit) so the women will often just stand around waiting for tourists to fleece for photos. In spite of this they are well worth the effort as they are a very photogenic people and even the posed photos manage to show them well.

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