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  1. Now back to editing my documentary about the harsh effects of global cotton production - heard that something like Christmas is approaching
  2. After weeks of early rising, fruitful discussions and severe headaches we finally finished writing an extensive concept this morning
  3. RT @UweHMartin: Bamako Encounters: Great festival on African #Photography and meeting place for photographers, inspiring projects and people
  4. Bamako Encounters: Great festival on African #Photography and meeting place for photographers, inspiring projects and people, will return 11
  5. German photographer Kai Wiedenhöfer wins 50,000 euro Carmignac Gestion award!
  6. A "friend" tried to rip me of, asking 5 Million FCFA (12000$) to meet a farmer and get some documents about BT #cotton That is Afrika!
  7. There would be no food crisis in Burkina Faso, if farmers would grow food instead of #cotton, which ruins the families says a local farmer
  8. Farmers stopped farming cotton in Central North region of Burkina Faso because it was ruining them and destroyed the soil. #cotton
  9. Alizeta (10) has the rough hands of a 50 year old miner, makes 1$ a day smashing stone to powder + selling her little gold - future denied!
  10. Malaria - heat, shiver, take the pills and two days later back to work
  11. photographed children working in Gold mines in Burkina Faso.
  12. Getting organized for documenting children working in gold mines in northern #Burkina Faso #UNICEF Project
  13. My bag finally arrived after a weeklong delay. Great to wear my own cloth instead of second hand mitumba stuff.
  14. Had a great week at organic cotton village in Burkina. people prosper not having to buy pesticides and Monsanto seeds #cotton
  15. Arrived in Burkina Faso four days ago and still wait for my luggage. Thanks Air France #fail
  16. packing up for 6 weeks Burkina Faso, most is set but to do list still too long for 5 hours time
  17. RT @tomkennedy: Marveling at clarity and wisdomin Paul Saffo's talk on change to online journalists at ONA09 http://tinyurl.com/ybsj4wh
  18. RT @ddimick: Paradox: If the Green Revolution was so successful why are so many people going hngry? (via@nytimes) http://post.ly/5h8R
  19. Great interactive #multimedia about coal in China - mindblowing #photojournalism: http://bit.ly/2URIqr (via @rasermus )
  20. RT @Kirchberg ganz schön pathetischer nerdscheiß! #Piraten: http://bit.ly/1PHIja -- Ja, aber großartiger pathethischer Nerdscheiß!