Hann Bay, Dakar, Senegal

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Françoise Holtzmacher, Senegal
• Studio
  Otherpix
• Website
  https://www.otherpix.com/home
• Instagram
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Adjacent to the Port of Dakar and surrounded by 80% of the city’s industry, Hann Bay is one of the most polluted areas of Senegal’s capital. What was once a small fishing village, a lively place for pleasure boating and one of West Africa’s most beautiful bays boasting white powdery sand and crystal clear water is now unrecognisable. Heaven transformed into hell. Fishermen have no choice but toil away amongst tons of garbage, raw sewage, industrial effluent and chemicals spilled directly onto the beach and into the sea.

Belgian photographer currently based in Senegal, my work is eclectic, spanning portraiture, documentary photography, fine art and street photography. It has been exhibited in Australia, Myanmar, Spain, Italy, Belgium and France.
I am deeply influenced by some of the places where I have lived.
My master’s degrees in Germanic languages and literature as well in literary translation also shape my photography.

Awards My work has been awarded various prizes and has been exhibited in Australia, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and Myanmar.

Awards: https://www.otherpix.com/francoiseholtzmacherbio

Exhibitions: https://www.otherpix.com/francoiseholtzmacherexhibitions