BAGAMOYO

The town of Bagamoyo,Tanzania,was found at the end of 18th century.It was the original capital of German,East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the Eastern African coast.Today the town has about 30,000 inhabitants and it is the capital of the District of Bagamoyo,recently being considered as a world heritage site.Bagamoyo lies 75km North of Dar-es-Salaam on the coast of the Indian Ocean,close to the island of  Zanzibar.

Bagamoyo was the most important trading enterport of the east central coast of Africa in the late 19th century.Bagamoyo's history has been influenced by the German colonial government and by christian missionaries.

About 5km south of Bagamoyo,the Kaole Ruins with remnants of two mosques and a couple of tombs can be dated back to the 13th century showing the importance of Islam in those early Bagamoyo times.until the middle of the 18th century,Bagamoyo was a small and insignificant trading center where most of the population were fishermen and farmers.The main trading goods werefish,salt and gum amoung otherthings.

Today Bagamoyo is a center for dhow sail  boat building.The Department of Antiquies in Tanzania is working to maintain the ruins of the colonial era in and arround Bagamoyo and to revitalize the town.Since Bagamoyo is considered to be the world heritage site,it has become the majour attraction to tourists all over the world.

Also there is Bagamoyo College of Arts ("Chuo cha Sanaa") is an internationally famous arts college in Tanzania,teaching traditional Tanzanian painting,sculptures,drama,dancing and drumming.

Therefore its a call for all, that we should be proud of our country Tanzania and maintain these historical sites for they contain a good history of our country also for those who come and visit these sites.We (Tanzanians) from allover the country,should take our precious time to visit such places.

   

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of an image sensor. Typically, a lens is used to focus the light reflected or emitted from objects into a real image on the light-sensitive surface inside a camera during a timed exposure. The result in an electronic image sensor is an electrical charge at each pixel, which is electronically processed and stored in a digital image file for subsequent display or processing. The result in a photographic emulsion is an invisible latent image, which is later chemically developed into a visible image, either negative or positive depending on the purpose of the photographic material and the method of processing. A negative image on film is traditionally used to photographically create a positive image on a paper base, known as a print, either by using an enlarger or by contact printing.