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A young girl from a herding family in a remote rural area of central Niger. The topknot indicates...

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Exposure Date: 2012:05:24 02:46:01;
Make: Canon;
Model: Canon EOS 50D;
ExposureTime: 1/180 s;
FNumber: f/6;
ISOSpeedRatings: 200;
ExposureProgram: Normal program;
ExposureBiasValue: 4294967295/1;
MeteringMode: Spot;
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode;
FocalLength: 42 mm;
Software: QuickTime 7.6.6;

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cayo

A well in the middle of nowhere in central Niger is a different kind of place for

young people to go out for a drink. Whole families come, with their livestock,

every second day, according to a strictly enforced schedule, to get water for

the people to take away and for the animals to drink. This young woman's

hairdo, specifically the topknot, indicates she is single and eligible for

marriage.

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