I took all these photos (and many more besides!) on a trip to Mali in September 2003. We travelled from Bamako to Ségou, Djenné, the Dogon country, Mopti, Timbuktu, and onward to Niamey, Niger. If you are interested in higher-resolution versions of these photos, or more of Mali, please e-mail!
The first major stop was Ségou, a port town on the Niger.
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Girl with goats, Ségou A little girl in Ségou
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Pottery market, Ségou Ségou is justly famed for its pottery industry.
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Rue de la Corniche, Ségou Typical doorway in Ségou
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Grand Mosque, Djenné The grand mosque in Djenné is the largest mud structure in Africa; the...
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Detail of grand mosque, Djenné You can see the wooden scaffold beams and gutters.
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Typical street in Djenné This is just a typical view in Djenné, just a few hundred yards from the...
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House in Djenné (detail) Many of Djenné's mud buildings are quite beautiful.
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Windows, Djenné The windows and shutters of the houses in Djenné are elaborate and...
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Bandiagara escarpment The view from the Dogon village of Indelou.
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Dogon village The village of Indelou in the Pays Dogon, at the top of the Bandiagara...
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Dogon women pounding millet Millet is the staple crop of the Dogon, and the women do the hard work of...
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Tellem cliff village The Tellem people were the forerunners of the Dogon; their villages are now...
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Dogon cliff village This was an abandoned Dogon cliff village; no-one lives here now but the Ogon...
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Dogon shrine The Dogon religion is animist, and the priest (or "Ogon") lives apart...
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Port of Mopti The Niger is one of Africa's great rivers, and Mopti is one of its main...
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Radio Jamana Every town worth its salt has its own radio station, and Youvarou is no...
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Children, Youvarou Wherever you go along the river Niger, the children run after you shouting...
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Malian carwash Youvarou is a typical village on the banks of the Niger, and it is...
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Going to market Women walking to Bintagoungou market, in the Sahara desert west of Timbuktu
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Bindagoungou market Bindagoungou is at the edge of the Sahara, not far from Timbuktu, and...
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Sankoré mosque, Timbuktu The pyramidal minaret of the Sankoré mosque is simply striking.
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Main street, Timbuktu A typical view in the middle of Timbuktu.
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Little girl with firewood, Timbuktu I think she now lives in Alexander Gordon Laing's old house.
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