Travelling Sudan with a Nikon F3
A boy herding goats in front of the Nuri Pyramids. Ilford Delta 100
Sudan is a misunderstood country that had caught my attention after reading articles online about people who had travelled there. I then met a friend who had been there the year before during the overthrowing of the dictator and he told me stories of the amazing hospitality. And the fact is has more pyramids than Egypt. When I found this out I needed to see the country for myself. I spent around 14 days travelling through the nation some of the most memorable experiences I have had in my life.
Men Pose for a photo at a bus stop in Dongola Sudan. Kodak Ektar 100.
I had been travelling across the middle east and North eastern Africa at the time. Packing along my digital camera and a Nikon F3 with a Voigtlander 58 1.4 lens mounted. During my trip through Sudan I shot 1 roll of Kodak Ektar 100, 1 roll of Ilford Delta 100 and 1 roll of Kodak trix 400.
A man resting on a street corner in Abri Sudan. Kodak Ektar 100.
I travelled from north of the country to south and into Ethiopia hitchhiking a majority of the way across the nation. Photographing the incredible things and people I saw and met. after travelling to over 70 countries I was overwhelmed by the hospitality of the people. The amount of tea and food being given was overwhelming people refusing money and thanking me for visiting their nation. Asking me to tell the world what I saw and that Sudan has changed for the better. I wandered sights of ancient pyramids completely alone just with locals herding goats and children playing around them. No tourists in sight unlike my recent overwhelming visit to the great pyramids of Giza
a boy poses in front of the Nuri Pyramids. Ilford Delta 100
The sights were gorgeous wandering around alone in these ancient historic sights of times past tombs underneath my feet of Nubian pharaohs. A majority of the pyramids in the region were destroyed with dynamite by an Italian treasure hunter in the 1800s making a majority of the pyramid sights in very poor condition
Pyramids of Jebel Barkal. Kodak Ektar 100.
Sudan was an eye opening country travelling there was not the easiest place but the effort was completely worth it and I now have a taste for camel witch is an extremely popular dish in the region.
A woman selling Tea on the street. Ilford Delta 100
Shooting film in the region was confusing with portraits people were extremely welcoming and wanting to get their photo taken but were very anxious to see the images and it was difficult to explain that the photo was not able to be seen at the moment. Butcher shops and bakeries everyone invited me in to see how they lived their lives and asked me to photograph their lives.
A man sitting in the window of a barbershop. Kodak Ektar 100.
Boys Pose for a photo at a bus stop. Ilford Delta 100.
Sudan was an incredible experience and tops the list as one of my favourite countries I have travelled to. With all the negative stigma surrounding the nation it was very warming to witness the people trying to progress into a modern nation. it is definitely not the most stable country in the world but the progress the people are pushing for is heartwarming.
A portrait of a young boy in Dongola Sudan. Kodak Ektar 100
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