Crossing the Pink Waters
2008 © Maxim Tabachnik
Senegalese Woven BasketsCrossing the Pink WatersPink Waters of Lake RetbaMax and Jelena Floating on Lake RetbaMax Rinsing Off Salt at Lake RetbaFloating in Lake RetbaAfter a Swim in Lake RetbaGathering in Traditional Dress at Lake RetbaPalm Trees and Dunes at Lake Retba

Crossing the Pink Waters

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The photographer and a local guide ride a wooden pirogue across Lake Retba (Lac Rose) in Senegal. The lake’s intense salinity and algae give the water its shifting pink tones and underpin a local salt economy. Boats like this still serve both visitor crossings and day-to-day work connected to salt harvesting.