Friday, 6 June 2008

Foto 8: Jane Hahn: Stilt Life

Photograph © Jane Hahn-All Rights Reserved


Here's a multimedia feature published by Foto 8 magazine and produced by Jane Hahn. The feature is on one of the more unusual slums in the world: a floating slum called Makoko in Nigeria. The feature is titled Stilt Life.

Jane Hahn is a photojournalist based in Accra, Ghana and specializes in documenting post-conflict and developing societies, as well as marginalized communities. She's a contributor to Panos, EPA and Bloomberg.

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