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tanzania.photoblogging

Posted: October 17th, 2007 | Author: kamau | Filed under: internet, photography | 2 Comments »

the last time i was home in 2003, i spent some time in dar es salaam. updating my photoblog was pretty challenging because of the limited access to the interwebs and the slooow uploads (i don’t believe there was access to anything faster than 56K anywhere at that time). so i am quite impressed to see the following photoblogs from tanzania; i appreciate the challenges and cost of taking and uploading images, unless things have changed significantly since i was there.

maggid mjengwa: street pictures in and around iringa, tz.
jiji la dar: streetscapes in dar es salaam, tz.
mwenye macho: arts/culture coverage from photographer bob sankofa.
bongo celebrity: tanzanian celebrity blog.
8020 fashions: blog highlighting muslim/secular local fashion and commentary on international celeb style.

swa was never my strong suit, and it has been too long since i read kiswahili on a regular basis. good thing i was at my computer alone at home as i had to mouth out the words on those blogs to process the text :/

2 Comments on “tanzania.photoblogging”

  1. 1 Afromusing said at 6:35 AM on October 24th, 2007:

    hey,
    I love jiji la dar…great blog. I have only gotten to Arusha twice, my goodness i have missed out on Dar, i will be sure to visit next time. Bob Sankofa is also a filmmaker and a good friend :) Will let you know if he has anything up his sleeves soon.
    Best,
    J.

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