"Who has authorized you to take pictures?"
"No one, I didn't know I needed authorization. What is the problem?"
"You are taking pictures and we don't know what publication you will use them for."
"No publication, just me, a neighbor and person curious about what is happening on my street."
"You can't take images of people without asking them."
"Are you afraid that I will steal their souls?"
"No, but we don't know what you will use the pictures for."
"They are for me, a curious person interested in keeping memories. Do you really think anyone is going to pay me for these pictures, that I will make money off of them?"
That seems to pacifiy him and he stands beside me as we watch the men work.
I have written before about how difficult it is to take pictures in Angola, but this exemplifies the fear or paranoia about picture taking.
I am overjoyed that the craters are being fixed since our street can be very busy at peak traffic times and the craters do create extra delays. Thankfully, they are being repaired before the rains set in. We have had a couple of light rains, which already has caused flooding. I would imagine it is a combination of burst pipes, poor drainage and sewers chocked by trash.
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