Publisher: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Tanzania
Pages: 266
Year: 2024
Category: Art, Photography, Film & Music
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I am hugely grateful to the numerous people who have inspired me and supported my artistic endeavours over the years. Special thanks to Tim Davenport for his kind foreword, eagle editorial eye and ever fascinating insight into biodiversity and conservation; to Michael Lesecha and Katie Boswell for help with Kiswahili species names; to the photographers who let me use their pictures as reference material and the Mkuki na Nyota publishing team who helped make this book a tangible reality. Thanks also to the Smit, Bell and Baker families, Silvia Ceppi, Howard Frederick, Cécile de Comarmond, Chira Schouten, Elmarie van Heerden, Jen Samaras, Louise Hoole, Chris and Louise Horsefall, Dennis Minja, the WCS Southern Highlands and Ruaha-Katavi teams for warm welcomes, travel companionship and insight which helped nurture and inform ‘Safari. Broader gratitude and respect for all those working to protect East Africa’s incredible biodiversity.
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About the author
Sarah Markes studied graphic design and illustration at Central St. Martins College of Art in London and has spent the two decades since, applying these skills in educational contexts in East and Southern Africa. Her work has included educational comics, awareness campaigns, radio shows and schoolbooks covering public health, human rights and environmental issues in Malawi, Tanzania, Southern Sudan and Zambia. She has also documented the cultural and natural heritage of places through artwork in order to raise awareness of their value and to support their conservation. Working with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in recent years has enabled her to contribute to the preservation of Tanzania’s incredible biodiversity. It also brought her to live for a while in Unguja.
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