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Ganvié, the ‘Venice of West Africa’ IR590
Ganvie village is built entirely on stilts over water IR590
Aerial view of ceremony of the incredible Zangbetos, the voodoo guardians of the night.
Fish market in Ganvie
Aerial view of Lake Nokoué
Drone shot of fishing village on a freshwater lake near Nigeria.
Workers carry the plastic buckets and load onto the truck.
Drone shot of Zangbetos
Fish farming on a freshwater lake near Nigeria border.
Ganvié was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996.
Ganvié
The Tofinu people established Ganvié to evade capture, as slavers were forbidden to pursue them into the water.
Aerial view of local life and the unique stilted village on the lake.
We boarded a small ferry and traveled across the lake.
Drone shot of fish farm in Ganvié
Ganvié
Ganvié
Ganvié
Ganvié
Ganvié
A Fuliani woman we met in a local market, IR590
Portrait of a Vodunsi woman
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Egungun, the representatives of the ancestors, are believed to serve as a bridge between the living and the dead, offering guidance, blessings, and protection. IR590.
A priestess of twins IR 590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Ganvié IR590
Portrait of a Holi woman with her beautifully tattooed face, arm, and belly, IR590
Portrait of a Holi woman, IR590
Portrait of a prominent Holi elder IR590
Portrait of heavily tattooed Holi Woman IR590
Fulani man and a little boy, IR590
Portrait of a Fulani woman with tattooed face and arms, IR590
Ganvié IR590
Borgou Fulani tattooed woman
These skilled horsemen are the aristocratic descendents of the Kingdom of Nikki. IR590
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