Search
Corner Image

Search

Search results:

Bayuda desert

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Large parts of the Bayuda Desert are barely habitable. They consist of wide sand and gravel plains, with very few acacias and grass tussocks; in the background, variously shaped sandstone mountains and ridges.
Bayuda desert

Man firing salutes with his Kalashnikov at a funeral service in Fungor

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: At funeral ceremonies, the Nuba men shoot a salute into the air to salute the deceased
Man firing salutes with his Kalashnikov at a funeral service in Fungor

Shot-up tank at Jebel Juba

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Shot-up tanks, shell casings and other destroyed war equipment at Jebel Juba bear witness to the civil war between North and South Sudan that ended shortly before.
Shot-up tank at Jebel Juba

Tea shop lady from Wad Medani

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of a tea shop lady from Wad Medani. Her shop is in front of a drinks outlet with oversized advertising for Pepsi Cola on the shop door.
Tea shop lady from Wad Medani

The Nile at Jebel Dosha

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: The Nile at Jebel Dosha
The Nile at Jebel Dosha

Travelling through the Western Desert

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: The Western Desert between the Second and Third Cataracts is nowadays almost deserted and devoid of vegetation. The mountains are covered by sand dunes, some of which are very high. The photo was taken on a joint tour with Derek Welsby and Bill Adams, on which we visited the sites where Bill Adams had excavated in the 1960s.
Travelling through the Western Desert

Village part of Niaro between two outcrops in the Nuba Mountains

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: A typical village compound in Niaro between the Nuba Mountains. The residential area is fenced and consists of round buildings. The dwellings are the larger huts, while the smaller round buildings are storehouses. Outside the village compound, the residents dig water holes for watering the livestock.
Village part of Niaro between two outcrops in the Nuba Mountains

Dried up arm of Lake Nasser near Uronarti

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: In the background on the left is the island of Uronarti with the old Egyptian fortress; on the right you can see the sand dunes of the Western Desert
Dried up arm of Lake Nasser near Uronarti

The 4th Cataract at Dar el-Arab

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: View from the medieval fortress at Dar el-Arab into the river valley at the end of the fourth cataract. The entire area was completely flooded by the reservoir of the hydroelectric power plant in 2008.
The 4th Cataract at Dar el-Arab

Old man cutting palm leaves

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: When I went to Fungor, I met this old man sitting in front of the village working on palm leaves for a fence. When you are old, you don't need so much jewellery. He just wears a pearl necklace with a talisman.
Old man cutting palm leaves

Young girl from Niaro

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of a young girl from Niaro - South Kurdofan
Young girl from Niaro

Farmer from Dar el-Arab

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of an old farmer from Dar el-Arab
Farmer from Dar el-Arab

Hotel employee from Juba

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of an employee from the Juba Hotel in Juba
Hotel employee from Juba

Nuba wrestling in Khartoum

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Nuba wrestling in Khartoum, Haj Hussif
Nuba wrestling in Khartoum

Young smoking man sitting on an angareb

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of a young man from Niaro. He is sitting on the edge of an angareb smoking a cigarette and drinking Marisa, a traditional, locally produced beer. On the right side of the angareb is a portable radio. Besides a digital watch and the European clothes that the Nuba usually get from international aid supplies, he wears his traditional utensils, for example, the knife on his upper left arm and a bracelet with talismans on his upper right arm. His head is covered by a plastic hat he borrowed from his wife. It is impossible for a Nuba to be photographed without headgear.
Young smoking man sitting on an angareb

Jebel Juba and the town of Juba in 2005

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Jebel Juba and Juba town from the plane in 2005
Jebel Juba and the town of Juba in 2005

Nuba wrestling in Khartoum

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Nuba wrestling in Khartoum, Haj Hussif
Nuba wrestling in Khartoum

Woman with her two sons from Niaro

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Photo from a family portrait series from Niaro. When asked, the woman confirmed that she had been photographed by Leni Riefenstahl as a child in the 1960s
Woman with her two sons from Niaro

Two young ladies from Umm Duras

Collection: pawelwolf.pawelwolf
Description: Portrait of two young ladies from the island of Umm Duras in the 4th Cataract
Two young ladies from Umm Duras
Items: 103

Period

Chrono Slider Loader
Add filter:
Pawel Wolf Born Digital Content
Add filter

Collection

Topic

Media type
Highlights Stories Collections
Topics About Contact
© 2022, Sudan Memory
Powered by Goobi viewer, Design by One

Note to user

Dear user,

In response to current developments in the web technology used by the Goobi viewer, the software no longer supports your browser.

Please use one of the following browsers to display this page correctly.

Thank you.