Photos
Although I focused mainly on filming during the journey, I also took photographs, a selection of which I share here. From Zanzibar’s shores to Tanzania’s railways, Lake Malawi, and the rivers of southern Africa, these photos capture everyday scenes, wildlife, and moments with the people we met along the way.
Zanzibar
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- A dhow pulled up on the beach, Zanzibar.
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- A carved door in Stone Town.
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- Lorena and me at one of Stone Town’s carved doorways.
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- A man in a kanzu walks past an old car, Stone Town.
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- Fish for sale at the market in Stone Town.
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- Dried fish and grains at the market.
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- White sand and turquoise water on Zanzibar’s Indian Ocean coast.
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- Women carrying loads along the shore at low tide
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- Boats at anchor off Stone Town.
TAZARA AND MAINLAND TANZANIA
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- TAZARA Dar es Salaam railway station: the starting point of our journey on the TAZARA.
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- Me beside the TAZARA train before departure at Dar es Salaam.
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- Lorena on the Tazara.
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- A stop in Makambako along the TAZARA route between Dar es Salaam and Mbeya.
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- Children sitting by the line, seen from the train window.
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- A woman carries provisions along the TAZARA railway. For villages along the route, the tracks are both road and lifeline.
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- A baobab in the Tanzanian bush.
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- The TAZARA crossing one of its bridges.
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- Mbeya station.
MALAWI
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- A game of football at sunset in Livingstonia.
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- A selfie with Gift.
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- A petrol station in Malawi, where fuel is among the most expensive in the world: around $3.30 a litre.
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- Lorena and me on motorbike taxis at Golodi Pass.
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- Relax at the Cob House, Mushroom Farm
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- A hammock looking out over Lake Malawi, Mushroom Farm.
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- Permaculture principles on a sign: “Start small, expand later” at Mushroom Farm.
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- Chikale beach, Nkhata Bay
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- One Love, Nkhata Bay
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- A fisherman in a dugout canoe on Lake Malawi.
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- A boy selling mice on sticks by the road.
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- Three fishermen aboard a wooden boat on Lake Malawi.
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- Fish laid out to dry at Nkhata Bay.
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- A woman carrying firewood home at Mzuzu.
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- Charcoal sellers by the roadside, Nkhata Bay.
SOUTH LUANGWA AND ZAMBIA
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- Out on a game drive in South Luangwa.
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- A leopard resting in a tree.
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- A tree growing out of a termite mound, South Luangwa.
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- African wild dogs.
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- A hippo yawning in the Luangwa River.
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- Lorena among the roots of the same tree, South Luangwa.
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- A lion at close range in South Luangwa National Park.
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- On foot in the bush: the walking safari.
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- Sunset in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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- Lorena and me at sunset by the Luangwa River.
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- A sunset selfie with our guide Malama.
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- Sunset over the Luangwa River.
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- Lorena with the President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema
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- At Lusaka’s Soweto Market, dried fish and caterpillars fill woven baskets.
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- Orphaned elephant calves with their keepers at Lilayi Elephant Nursery in Lusaka National Park, Zambia.
LIVINGSTONE AND VICTORIA FALLS
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- Me on the railway tracks near Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
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- First sight of Victoria Falls — Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke that Thunders.”
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- Victoria Falls from one of the viewpoints.
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- Soaked by the spray at Victoria Falls, part of the experience.
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- The Victoria Falls Bridge, where the lines meet.
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- The landscape of eastern Zambia beyond the national park.
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- Our rafting group, paddles in hand.
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- Rafting the Zambezi rapids.
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- Lorena after rafting the Zambezi through the Batoka Gorge, just before the climb out.
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- A rainbow in the spray at Victoria Falls.
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- A map of Livingstone’s journeys at the Livingstone Museum.
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- Sunset on the Zambezi.
CHOBE AND THE FINAL STRETCH
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- Lorena and me on a boat on the Chobe River.
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- An elephant wading beside a boat, Chobe River.
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- Our group on a game drive vehicle at the Chobe National Park.
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- An overturned truck on an African road—a scene like the accident that prevented us from travelling overland from South Luangwa to Lusaka.
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- A baobab in Kasane, Botswana
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- Livingstone Museum, Livingstone
