Curator Selection / 2024 / /

Firewood and charcoal carriers

In the Mozambique inland, as in many other places in Africa, charcoal and firewood are the main source of energy for cooking. In these places, there is an entire subsistence economy around the production, distribution and commercialization of firewood and charcoal.
Unfortunately, this practice has been destroying the local flora. On the outskirts of cities, villages and along roads, the landscape is practically bare land, with only low vegetation.

Engineer, Brazilian, but current living in Mozambique. Enthusiastic amateur photographer. Always trying to tell stories through street, travel, people and documentary photography. . I usually prefer black & white, but I give space to color when it makes sense to me.