TITLE: Portrait of a Turkana Tribeswoman

This kind-eyed Turkana tribeswoman sat patiently at the entrance to her thatched hut as I photographed her. She initially was slightly self-conscious but after a while relaxed and seemed to be lost in her own thoughts as she gazed into the distance. How I wished I spoke her language - I'm sure she had many stories to tell.

AUTHOR: Shyamala Thilagaratnam (Singapore)