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Category: Africa

Togetherness

I don’t usually do this, but I decided to share this with you, guys. I submitted one of my favorite shots to NG. This photo is very special to me. Let me know your thoughts… What does this photograph say to you?…

I couldn’t write a long caption on NG, but I hope you’ll be able to feel, what I felt, when I saw this through my lens.

My life’s credo is – I choose to collect memories instead of things…

Well, this one, is a very special memory of mine.

Here it is —

Togetherness Photo by Elena Levon — National Geographic

You can also rate this photograph on NG site, share it with your friends and show it some love ) I appreciate all your feedback.

love,

Lena. xo

ps –  Here is a full story behind this shot – Mzungu in the mud

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The woman behind the lens…

 

 

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Sheltering Sky

elena levon photography tangier - 2

 Two shared taxis and a couple of hours later, me and Lisa finally arrived in Tangier.

She was just passing through it, but I was going to stay for another 2 days.

Lisa booked her overnight train ride and we got a cab to take us to my Riad.

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Maya

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Maya ~ The supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions.

To me, that’s what Chefchaouen is…

It’s a place with no time, it’s a place where your imagination gets to run free.

A place where nothing is what it seems.

Like a chameleon…

Walls of this city changes colors, as morning turns into day and day dissolves into night…

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Spellbound

Fes, Morocco

Fes, Morocco

Must admit – I love trains!

For me, it’s the most sensual way of travel.

I always find myself being taken by the sound of the tracks, the scenery and the fascinating stories that trains hold…

It’s a place where I feel like the road doesn’t have to end. That this life on the road is both, my salvation and my curse…

My friend once said;

” You will always be everywhere and nowhere ” – D.P.

He might be right.

However, even 1 second of being lost in this ecstasy, is worth the whole damn eternity in nowhere…

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Black Rose Of The Desert

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Self-Portrait

Black Rose of the desert, was a name given to me by a fellow traveler – David Cifuentes – photographer and explorer from Spain.

Last time I ventured into the desert was in March 2012, for my 28th Birthday.

This time, the group was bigger…

19.Elena Levon Photography Morocco - 19

” Caravan ” 17th of September. 2012

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Living vs Visiting

Marrakech Sunset

Marrakech Sunset

Since this was my second time in Marrakech this year, I was basically going back with the knowledge of a local.

But because I don’t speak French or Arabic well enough, it resulted in a fight with a cab driver, who dared to demand

50 euros…

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Mzungu In The Rain

Uganda gave me everything I wanted ~

Dust , Mud  & Rain …

but…

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Mzungu In The Mud

running through Bwindi

On 25th of August I woke up early in the morning and headed towards dining area for breakfast.

Was going to need a lot of energy that day for my trek through Bwindi.

Got so caught up in a conversation with a couple of other travelers, that I didn’t even realize that my group had already gone to a meeting point for briefing.

Blood rushed to my face and panic to my senses…

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Mzungu In The Dust

After almost missing my flight to Uganda from London, I finally made it to Entebbe Airport.

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One Way Tickets

In less than 2 weeks I will be on a plane to Uganda to see “Gorillas in the Mist” at UNESCO World Heritage Site ~ Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Will be traveling solo instead of the usual Overland Truck Tours that have become so popular with Tourists in Africa.

Even though there has been a deadly virus Ebola outbreak in Western Uganda, which led to 14 deaths in the past weeks, mass cancellations and several millions of dollars loss to Uganda Tourism. And even resulted in “no hand shake meeting” between Hillary Clinton & The President of Uganda…

I’m still going!

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