Photographing Madagascar Lemurs

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Wednesday, 18 May 2022 - First day of the photography workshop in Antananarivo, took a city tour stopping first at a lively market for street and detail photography, wandered among colorful peppers and local goods, saw a traditional Malagasy board game called Fanorona on the street, visited Cathedral Andohalo with its French-influenced architecture, and captured views of the old Analamanga Hill and Queen's Palace overlook before ending the day.

I returned to Antananarivo and the rest of the participants arrived last night - late. Of the 8 scheduled for the workshop, 4 had Covid issues - 3 caught Covid in Paris taking a 3-day holiday before coming to Madagascar. And worst of all, Art Wolfe - the leader/teacher for the workshop did not make it out of the US. So instead of 10 in the party there were only 5 of us.

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We had a late start on the city tour - first stopping by a market - always good for photography.
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Peppers
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More peppers
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A full assortment
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A game drawn on the street - looks like celery vs. stones and is called is Fanorona. It is a traditional Malagasy game, known as Malagasy chess. This game was used by King Andrianampoinimerina to establish his strategy for his next territorial conquest. The king was good at this game, if someone could beat him, the person would receive the rank of a general.
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Cathedral Andohalo near the top of the palace hill. The building was started in 1883.

In October 2017, Princess Anne attended a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Diplomatic relationship between Madagascar and the United Kingdom.
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Stained glass from the church. I shot this due to the influence of the French. Madagascar was a French colony from 1887 to 1958. After independence, the Malagasy eschewed anything French, however, every day we had fresh croissants and every menu was in French. English was not used - printed or spoken.
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Oldest part of Analamanga Hill that overlooks the capital city of the Republic of Madagascar, Antananarivo. At the top of the hill is the Queen's Palace.

Madagascar was a French colony from 1896 to 1958 when General De Gaulle announced Madagascar's independence. From 1958 to 1960, there was a transition government; independence was effective starting from June 26, 1960. That date is celebrated as independence day.
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A home wall on top of the hill.
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Outdoor cookware in front of a restaurant.
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