Flowers - April 2020.
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Madécasse, a direct trade company in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
I am delighted to have taken photographs for Madécasse (their web site: https://madecasse.com). It was fantastic to spend time with their amazing and enthusiastic staff.
Madécasse is a direct trade company that makes one of the best chocolate in the world using heirloom cocoa plants. They also support community development with the local farmers.
The following pictures I have taken at the factory in Antananarivo show the different process from bean to bar.
The smell was delicious !!! I wish I could share it with you !!!
The cocoa beans are dried in the farms. They come by truck and are stored in a warehouse in Antananarivo. They are hand sorted.
After the roasting, in the winnow room the roasted beans are reduced into nibs and then cocoa powder.
The cocoa powder is ground and mixed with cocoa butter. The different types of chocolate are made using varying quantities of cocoa butter and cocoa powder.
The chocolate is now ready to be moulded into bars. Yum !!!
After going thought the cooling tunnel, the bars are demoulded and weighed and passed a quality control.
The chocolate are packaged in Madécasse’s signature packaging (also made locally to the highest quality).
The chocolate is ready to ship to a store near you !
Dandora - The promise Land. Nairobi, Kenya 2015.
Dandora - The promise Land. Nairobi, Kenya 2015.
Dandora is an eastern suburb in Nairobi, Kenya. Dandora was established in 1975, with partial financing by the World Bank.
Dandora is one of the biggest dumping site in East Africa…
A short break !
March and April were very busy !
I took the photographs for The Ark, Aberdare Country Club, Mara Leisure Camp, Tipilikwani Mara Camp, Mara Ngenche Safari Camp, Ololo Safari Lodge, Boma Inn and Boma*****.
It is time now to take a short break and be ready for Zanzibar in June !
I'll be in France from the 15th to the 27th May !
Serena Stonetown, Zanzibar.
Fernando Anuang'a - Romo in Nairobi
I couldn't be in Italy for Fernando Anuang'a's new show last February. Fortunately, the show came to the Alliance Française of Nairobi in May 2014.
I could also be present during the preparation of the show at the African Heritage House.
Fernando Anuang'a - Romo in Italia
I met Fernando a little over 3 years ago when he came to perform at the Alliance Française in Nairobi. Fernando is a choreographer / dancer who combines traditional african dance with modern techniques. After the show, we had a drink and since then we've kept in touch.
I am very happy that Fernando Anuang'a chose some of my photographs to make the poster of his new show, "Umbria in Danza" in Italy, from the 7th to the 8th February 2014.
Visit the website: click here