~~~~ A photographer tells ~~~~

Captured in Imitation

I was taking some photos here on the beach of Lake Malawi, this time using a tripod. While adjusting my composition, I suddenly saw him: Chisomo Msiska.

There he stood, with his homemade camera, crafted from an empty plastic bottle. His tripod was built from thin twigs, tied together with bits of grass, all found along the lake.

It was a clear imitation of me and my camera in action—silent, focused, as if he were copying me, but in his own way.

Cheers,