Sweeping Courtyard in Dakar in in Dakar, Senegal

Sweeping Courtyard in Dakar

by Rick Rivers

Late afternoon sun slants through the open metal gate of a Dakar courtyard, illuminating a dust-moted workspace where a woman in a vibrant wax-print wrapper sweeps the concrete floor with a traditional palm frond broom. Beside her, a stack of mismatched aluminum pots sits near a low stone sink, their surfaces reflecting the warm, golden light. A rusted iron gate handle, worn smooth by decades of use, anchors the foreground, against the bright, saturated colors of her clothing and the surrounding painted walls. A quiet, domestic rhythm, with the broom bristles kicking up fine particles that dance in the shafts of light, showing the texture of the worn ground and the lived-in reality of the space.

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Camera Canon EOS R5*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS R5 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.8
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 100
Film shot in RAW and edited
Location in Dakar, Senegal
Date 2022-10-04
Credit VEETER
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