Tony Karumba

‘Sometimes Lake Natron in Tanzania is completely pink, with hundreds of thousands of Lesser Flamingos visiting the lake. It is their preferred place in the Rift Valley to lay eggs, and according to locals they have been going there for years. However, the Tanzanian government wants to build a soda ash factory there. It’s one of the most beautiful places that I have photographed. My personal feeling is that the Tanzania government should really try to abstain from interfering with the natural cycle. You touch one bit of it and that whole blend of beautiful features is threatened’

Tony Karumba

‘Sometimes Lake Natron in Tanzania is completely pink, with hundreds of thousands of Lesser Flamingos visiting the lake. It is their preferred place in the Rift Valley to lay eggs, and according to locals they have been going there for years. However, the Tanzanian government wants to build a soda ash factory there. It’s one of the most beautiful places that I have photographed. My personal feeling is that the Tanzania government should really try to abstain from interfering with the natural cycle. You touch one bit of it and that whole blend of beautiful features is threatened’