Catembe – The caves route
Written by: Elton Pila Photos by: Yassmin Forte Issue 71 Jan/Feb | Download. Catembe The caves route The Maputo-KaTembe bridge is a tree that emerges from the waters joining two banks of the same territory.
Vilanculos – The memory of the sun
By: Elton Pila Photo by: Jay Garrido Issue 70 Nov/Dec | Download. Vilanculos – The memory of the sun At the edge of the sea, men and women are supported by small horizontal pieces of sticks entwined in a rope as if tracing a boundary that separates them.
Beira – A journey against the clock
By: Elton Pila Photos by: Jay Garrido Issue 69 Sept/Oct | Download. Beira – A journey against the clock I arrived in the city of Beira when the grey days imposed by the pandemic were in full display, with masks on faces, that prevented the real face of the city from being seen.
Omuhipiti – Saquina Island
By: Elton Pila Photos by: Ricardo Franco Issue 68 Jul/Aug | Download. Omuhipiti – Saquina Island The islands emerging as if they were mushrooms in the long sea-blue landscape, become a kind of reverse oasis in a sense, land in the sea desert.
Chimoio – Closer to the sky
Text by: Elton Pila Photo by: Jay Garrido Issue 67 May/Jun | Download. Chimoio Closer to the sky Along the rock there are streams of water that run unhurriedly into puddles, perhaps where the idea that the “old man” cries arose.
Goba -The forgotten soldiers enigma
Text: Elton Pila Photos: Amilton Neves Issue 66 Mar/Apr | Download Goba The forgotten soldiers enigma They tell us about a cross monument at one of the highest points in Goba, a tribute to the heroes of the motherland.
A kaleidoscope called Bazaruto
Text: Elton Pila Photo: Jay Garrido Issue 65 Jan/Feb | Download A kaleidoscope called Bazaruto When we reach the top of the dunes, we are 37 km from the mainland, with a privileged view of the horizon The horizon from the Vilankulo coast doesn’t allow us to distinguish where the sea ends and the sky begins, as if they were extensions of each other.
Maputo – The City Of Serendipity
My places in Maputo are not the new malls by the sea or the shopping centres with violet lights.
