Gathering in Traditional Dress at Lake Retba
2008 © Maxim Tabachnik
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Gathering in Traditional Dress at Lake Retba

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Max and Jelena stand with local friends Lybasse and Daba and a guide along the shimmering shore of Lake Retba in Senegal. All wear traditional West African attire, marking cultural exchange and friendship beside the lake’s famously pink waters. The color is linked to salt-loving algae.