David Korte Photographs

fishing canoes off Mamba Point, Liberia

Posted on June 17, 2018 by dkorte

Fishermen return to West Point in Monrovia, following the coastline of Liberia past Mamba Point. Most of the returning fishermen have been out overnight, some possibly more than one night.

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crossing Gurley Street, Monrovia

Posted on June 13, 2018 by dkorte

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Before the bell. Gbargna, Bong County, Liberia.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by dkorte

Students gather before classes begin at the Salvation Army Paul A. Rader School, Bong County.

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Lofa County, Liberia

Posted on May 30, 2018 by dkorte

Lofa County is the northernmost point in Liberia, sharing a border with Sierra Leone and Guinea. As of 2008 census the county of 9900 square kilometers had a population of more than 276,000. Rice, cassava, cocoa and sugarcane are the most common agricultural products. Logging is big industry as forests are being harvested for large trees in addition to the slash and burn practice of clear-cutting for agriculture.

Curiosity of white-man draws little people of a rural village to approach, with caution.

A young woman in Foya market with a variation on the cornrow style. Foya lies near the border with Sierra Leone and Guinea, in Lofa County.

Five girls in a rural village in Lofa County.

Blacksmith hammering a knife-blade to shape.

A blacksmith shapes knives and farm implements into shape.

A blacksmith shapes knives and farm implements in his outdoor shop.

An overturned truck blocks the road in Zorzor District, Lofa County. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

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Bong County, Liberia

Posted on May 30, 2018 by dkorte

The road to nowhere. A newly “completed” road from Kpatawee Falls, approximately two kilometers to the site of an aborted hydro-electric project, carves through a remnant of Upper Guinean rainforest. The road follows the Mein River past the upper falls of Kpatawee. Bong County, Liberia.