Description:
Ouidah, Benin. Lake Toho, Tchiakpecodji Ahozon landing stage. Two wooden pirogues side by side fill the foreground, painted in blue and white. Their worn inner planks, oars laid diagonally and a small load on board reveal daily use. A leafless dead tree rising from the water on the left is a familiar silhouette of Lake Toho. The wooded opposite shore reflects in the slightly rippled water, while a building with a red roof stands out in the vegetation beyond. The image captures artisanal fishing, the central livelihood of communities along the lake.
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