República Democrática do Congo : Photos

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© Unai Aranzadi - Independent Docs TV.

Unai Aranzadi kazetari getxoztarrak 2012an filmatu zuen "Hijos del volcan" film dokumentala. Bertan Kongoko Errepublika Demokratioan gerra zibilaren osteko desmilitarizazio prozesua kontatzen du. 2013ko maiatzaren 11n Areetako Andres Isasi musika eskolan zen estreinatzekoa.

'Rhinos and waterholes': swatch on basic combed cotton

'Rhinos and waterholes': 8" x 8" swatch (part repeat only) printed on basic combed cotton by Spoonflower. Design inspired by the turn of the 19th century raffia textiles and wood carvings of the multi-ethnic Kuba peoples of Zaire in equatorial Africa. Entry in the African-inspired Contest (placed 49th out of 296 entries with 143 votes: thanks to all who voted!). © Su Schaefer 2013

Color check: the thread in the picture (just visible in the top right corner) is Mettler polyester Col. no. 100 (black). This was the best match, although the background color is actually a very dark gray, not black.

Fabric: www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1803885
Wallpaper: www.spoonflower.com/wallpaper/1803885
The entire Kuba-inspired Collection at a glance: www.spoonflower.com/collections/47811

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A Future Unknown

Just a village kid along the Zaire/Rwanda border in September of 1984. Little did he know that a genocide would take place in his country just a short time from then. Is he alive now, or did he fall victim to the slaughter - I do not know. Worse than death, did he become a child soldier? (To give this photo justice, please view in Light Box - press L)

Taking Cattle out for a Walk

Experimenting with new post-processing software.

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Looking down into the volcano Nyiragongo

Taken from the rim of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in September 1984. Looking down into the molten lava pit.

Mount Nyiragongo is an active stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (previously Zaire), about 20 km (12 mi) north of the town of Goma and Lake Kivu and just west of the border with Rwanda.

Lava lakes reformed in the crater in eruptions in 1982–1983 and 1994. Another major eruption of the volcano began on January 17, 2002, after several months of increased seismic and fumarolic activity. A 13 km fissure opened in the south flank of the volcano, spreading in a few hours from 2800 m to 1550 m elevation, reaching the outskirts of the city of Goma the provincial capital on the northern shore of Lake Kivu. Lava streamed from three spatter cones at the end of the fissure and flowed in a stream 200 to 1000 m wide and up to 2 m deep through Goma. Warnings had been given and 400,000 people were evacuated from the city across the Rwandan border into neighbouring Gisenyi during the eruption. Lava covered the northern end of the runway at Goma International Airport, leaving the southern two-thirds usable, and reached Lake Kivu.

About 147 people died in the eruption from asphyxiation by carbon dioxide and buildings collapsing due to the lava and earthquakes. At least 15% of Goma comprising 4,500 buildings were destroyed, leaving about 120,000 people homeless. The eruption was the most destructive effusive eruption in modern history.

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Zaire - Funny, I don't see any dogs around here - hdr2

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