On this market in Durban we where the only white people although there live a lot of white people in South Africa. The sad thing about this country is that black and white people are still separated where ever you go. Even though they live in the same city, there are different quarters for each race, different restaurants, different parts of the beach etc.

It seems as if especially the white people are so afraid of the black that they can never enjoy their lives.

They put huge walls with electric fences around their house, install cameras and hire security guys. Some almost never leave their house until it is really necessary. And if they go out they always carry a gun with them.

How boring would our world be if we all had the same skin color, the same religion, the same culture and the same mindset.

The more different a culture and a country is, the more I am attracted to it. There is so much to explore and so many things to see that you have never seen before. You will see things that make you wonder,  things that leave you breathless.

In April I went to South Africa, first to Durban and then to Cape Town. This picture has been taken on a market in Durban. Most of the women there covered their faces with loam to protect their skin from the sun.