Fortune and fantasy on Africa's oil frontier
Photo by Christiane Badgley
It’s a gray and damp early morning in James Town. The lighthouse in the mist makes me think of northern California.
Photo by Christiane Badgley
The fishing boats are coming in after a rough night at sea. I watch them and wonder what it would be like to be out for one, two or even three nights on these canoes. A crew, nets, equipment, provisions and coolers for the catch, all crammed on to a small vessel. You have to see these boats up close, see the men arriving at port in the early morning to get a sense of just how difficult this profession is — and today, fishermen are traveling further out and staying out longer, only to catch the same amount of fish they used to haul in with less effort (and expense).
Photo by Christiane Badgley
Christiane Badgley has been producing and editing documentary films for the past twenty years, with much of her work focused on the U.S. criminal justice system and post-colonial African politics and history.
