Tamberma Valley, Togo

Tamberma Valley, Togo

Photos – Togo: With walls built of wet clay and straw – that sets hard as concrete – these 17th century fortified houses in the Tamberma Valley were built to defend against slave-hunting raiders …

Voodoo ceremony – Togo

Voodoo ceremony – Togo

I participate in a Voodoo ceremony to celebrate a good New Year, Lake Togo, Togo, 2008.

Voodoo priestess – Togo

Voodoo priestess – Togo

Visiting the Voodoo Priestess at her house/shrine in Togoville, Lake Togo. She was bare-chested and so too I had to remove my shirt before meeting her as was local custom …