david korte photographs

West Point, revisited. Monrovia, Liberia.

“ya comin?” Footballers gather for a team picture with the usual mayhem of who’s in—who’s out.
“ya comin?” Footballers gather for a team picture with the usual mayhem of who’s in—who’s out.
Football scramble among the canoes in dry dock, Fante Beach in the Fante fishing community of West Point.
Footballers scramble among canoes in dry dock, in the Fante Beach fishing community.
Meeting at the canoes. Neighborhood boys scramble among canoes on Fante Beach.
Meeting at the canoes. Neighborhood boys scramble among canoes on Fante Beach.
Joseph and Prosper relax under a beautiful afternoon sky before paddling back out to sea for another night of fishing.
Joseph and Prosper relax under a beautiful afternoon sky before paddling back out to sea for another night of fishing.
Canoes on a crest of beach ready for the next fishing adventure.
Canoes on a crest of beach ready for the next fishing adventure.
Community turns out to help pull a canoe from the sea, across Kru Beach, and out of reach of high tide.
Community team turns out to help pull a canoe from the sea, across Kru Beach, and above high tide.
African style in West Point.
African style in West Point.
Carrying plastics and her child, a woman sells on the streets of West Point.
Carrying plastics and her child, a woman sells on the streets of West Point.
Shelter from the rain. A neighborhood’s children share lunch together in West Point.
Shelter from the rain. A neighborhood’s children share lunch together in West Point.
Medusa of West Point.
Medusa of West Point.
A dog, wary of people, stops for a drink in West Point.
A dog, wary of people, stops for a drink in West Point.
Rain moves in from the sea, soaking a park of beached canoes in the Kru Beach neighborhood of West Point.
Rain moves in from the sea, soaking a park of canoes in the Kru Beach neighborhood of West Point.

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2 responses to “West Point, revisited. Monrovia, Liberia.”

  1. Pat Hill Avatar
    Pat Hill

    Thanks, David. I loved these photos. They are wonderful.

    Pat Hill

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    1. dkorte Avatar
      dkorte

      thank you Pat. Liberia is a country filled with beauty and hope.

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