Nature, 2nd prize
Gideon Mendel
Network Photographers for Greenpeace Magazine
Network Photographers for Greenpeace Magazine
01 January, 1995
Fisherman take their boats, in pairs, out to sea. This village is dependent for its livelihood on the rich fishing grounds offshore. Everything that is caught is used: the fish is eaten fresh, smoked or dried, while the heads are used as chicken feed. A deal struck recently between the government of Senegal and the European Union, giving EU trawlers access to these seas, now threatens to upset the traditional, sustainable village economy.
Gideon Mendel
Born in Johannesburg in 1959, he studied psychology and African history at the University of Cape Town. Following his studies he became a freelance photographer, photographing ch...
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