Feature #5: African Visual Storyteller

Meet Hawo Kane: a Senegalese woman in photography!

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Unpublished Africa
March 13, 2025

 
Hawo Kane | Mama Ejewa, whom I met on the beach at Cap Skirring in Casamance, was collecting shellfish by the sea.

Hawo Kane | After several back and forth between the water and her filled bucket, she explained that the shells would be used to finish the construction of her house.

Hawo Kane | These small shells, once collected from the bottom of the sea, are dried and mixed with cement to make the walls and the construction of the house in general more robust.

Hawo Kane | It's not an easy maneuver; it's a long and tedious job to which this mother has committed herself in order to help her family as best she can.

Photographer: Hawo Kane

Country: Senegal

To further celebrate African women photographers during the "I'd Be Empowered If..." exhibition, we will also be showcasing the incredible work of photographers that have work worked with Unpublished Africa over the years.

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Hawo is a multi-disciplinary Senegalese creative who likes to bring out the aesthetic in all her work and tell stories by capturing authentic moments and traditions.

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