Zanzibari Seaweed Farms

Photographer

Dancho Atanasov

Category

Nature Photography - Seascape

Company

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2023

Country / Region:

Bulgaria

Zanzibari Seaweed Farms photo series are taken in the northeast part of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. When low tide, the Indian ocean draws back about 2 km and you are able to see and experience things which in other case you will not be able - like seaweed collection in seaweed farms. More than 25,000 people (mostly local women) are involved in that process in Tanzania, which is the third exporter in the world. The seaweed’s carrageenan-richness and emulsifiers are used for the beauty, pharmaceutical and food industry.