Mercedes Sayagues
Photographic essays and reportages
"A photograph stirs a chord that words cannot set in motion."
Ryszard Kapuscinski
I enjoy taking photos that document the rich variety and colours of life in Africa. I use them in slideshows and digital books.
Pilgrimage to
Namaacha
DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Reportage on the annual pilgrimage to the Virgin of Namaacha, 90 kms west of Maputo, on the Libombo mountains. A spiritual journey, following pilgrims on foot, ending in a candle-lit procession through the tiny town. See it here.
Mercado do Povo
DIGITAL MAGAZINE
Photo reportage on a popular market in downtownMaputo. Food stalls, fruit and veggies, chicken abattoir, tailors and baskets, this market has something for everyone. See it here.
Witchcraft Grannies :
dispossessed and killed
Women march
for equal rights
SLIDE SHOW
Elderly grannies are accused of withcraft, beaten up, expelled and sometimes murdered. Ignorance, fear, greed and pentecostal preaching fuel the hostility. This is the link.
SLIDE SHOW
Documenting a march for equal rights for women, against violence and rape, for safe abortion and respect for gay and lesbians, in Maputo. See photos here.