Having posted the photograph from Yemen’s Socotra Island a couple of days ago, my mind started wondering and I ended up looking through some of my photographs made during my first visit to mainland Yemen in 2006.
Although there were still some small risks, the place was a lot more safe and the awful war that’s been going on for years had not arrived yet.
Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, is one of those unique places in the world that doesn’t look like any other place you have ever been. The architecture is so unique that the old city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The souq (market), where I made this photograph was really overwhelming at first with big crowds moving in any direction. But once you slow down a bit it’s an amazing place to watch people go about their daily life – there are so many things going on in this photograph if you really take the time to look. From the political ads on top of the buildings, to the military guy with a red hat and the seller with the megaphone.
Another interesting detail is that this photograph was made with what was my first DSLR and the resolution was 3000×2000 pixels. It’s quite amazing to see how much the gear has progressed in only 17 short years.
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