When I got back from one week in Togo, I had over 1000 pictures to review, edit and sort. I went there with an NGO called Cyclo Nord-Sud, which collects unused bikes in Québec (Canada) and ships them to developing countries, where they will live a second life.
One week is a very short period of time, too short to grasp the essence of a city, let alone a country. So apart from the portraits of the people who received the Cyclo Nord-Sud bikes, I didn't really come back with a specific and personal series of photographs. Instead, I shot pretty much everything that caught my attention.
But as I was reviewing the images I brought back, something jumped at my eyes: the beauty of the women. Sure, during my stay, I had noticed that the women were very beautiful, but I hadn't quite realized how much. It's when I got lost in their gaze, in the deep looks they gave my camera as I was photographing them, that I saw them as they truly were: the forever proud pillars of their society.
I invite you to dive into the souls of some of the women I met along the way. Hopefully you'll see the beauty I see, and maybe you'll consider a trip to this small west African country.
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Mommy Coal
Dried, fried and smoked fish
Little Princess and her personal hairdressers
A student in Lome
Mariam
Beauty queen
Road side cook
In the village of Foguegue
Warrior women in the village of Nyitakpo
Sassy girl
Aji
Akou
Abla
Yawa
Amé
Mother and son
Ami
I got your back
Her favorite dress
Me and my mom
Young mother
Up from below
Sisters
Road side snack vendors
