Journey To Safo



Photo Title

Journey To Safo

Photographer/Creator

Eugene Richards

Collection

Publisher

Freelance/Natural History

Caption/Description

Conservative Islam continues to advance in Niger, but indigenous religious practices survive. At a ceremony in darkness, a young man emerges in a trance as a bori after seven hours of prayer.

Citation

Eugene Richards , "Journey To Safo," in POYi Archive, Item #27744, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/27744 (accessed June 16, 2025).

Date Added

07.04.2008