Foto Phaves: KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Women with their laundry in the river in KwaZulu Natal

Women with their laundry in the river in KwaZulu Natal


An umuzi, or traditional Zulu homestead, in KwaZulu Natal, overlooking the river.

An umuzi, or traditional Zulu homestead, in KwaZulu Natal


Zulu women taking their wash to the river.

Driving through an area of the KwaZulu Natal close to the Drakensberg, we came across two women carrying huge baskets of laundry on their heads, taking them to the river to do their wash.


Zulu women washing their clothes in the river

Beautiful and vibrant and strong, like the land where they live, these Zulu women.


A building of mud in KwaZulu Natal
Another umuzi in KwaZulu Natal

Another umuzi in KwqZulu Natal


Zulu woman balancing a load of wash on her head

Strength, balance, and grace


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