This shot of one of Graham’s fellow travellers was captured long ago in Tanzania when he was on an African overland trip. I find the gentle, almost reverential way in which the young Maasai moran is holding the girl’s hair very touching. There is some irony too. Usually when a Maasai warrior turns up anywhere, it is he who is the focus of everyone’s admiration. It goes with the territory: the glowing red shuka and the fine beads. He even expects it.
Tish Farrell 
Tish you’ve reminded me of an experience in the centre of Turkey when a young man in a shop reached out to feel my hair, it was probably as strange to him as this girl’s to the Maasai man!
Focus of fascination in a good way I feel, Gilly
A unique and lovely response to a prompt I bowed out of, Tish.
janet
Funnily, I found it when I was looking for something else. I was so pleased with it 🙂
What a lovely moment. I too did an overland trip in Africa – from Johannesburg to London, in 1980 I think it was. Definitely one of the most amazing adventures of my life.
Alison
Oh that must have been exciting. G was going the other way, but for political reasons (I think) at the time the trip stopped at Lusaka.
This photo has a lovely golden glow to it. The same glow the young woman must have felt having her hair done.
I love the way you’ve put that, Pauline.
Perhaps hes thinking #Hmmmmmm some red clay would certainly liven up this girls locks#?
🙂
What a wonderful shot, at so many levels!
Brilliant photo Graham. I love images that capture a perfect moment as it passes
He’s good at doing this – catching moments. Makes me frustrated that he doesn’t take his camera out these days.
I hope he reverses that pattern and brings it out more frequently. He has got quite an eye.
I will apply pressure, and say you said so 🙂
😉