Sao Tomé e Principe

Sao Tomé e Principe

January 2008

The islands of Sao Tomé e Principe have a long and turbulent history. Located at the equator, a few hundred kilometers from the coast of Gabon, the vulcanic islands main economic activity is producing cacao for the chocolate industry. The former Portuguese colony almost came to a complete standstill after the sudden withdrawal of the Portugese in 1975. Today, the islanders are very poor and depending on import from the mainland

[Leica M6, T-max 400 and Fuji Sensia 100]

• Hands from a former plantation worker
• Former plantation worker
• Sea fishing family
• Sea fishing family
• Jennifer Lopez
• The Equator
• Old lady telling about working in the now abandoned factory
• Abandoned factory
• Abandoned factory
• Sao Tomé, capital
• Cooking on wood
• Planting new trees at a plantation
• Restaurant in the capital Sao Tomé
• Restaurant in the capital Sao Tomé