The Foreign Service Journal, September 2018

82 SEPTEMBER 2018 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL LOCAL LENS BY JAMES TALALAY n FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE Please submit your favorite, recent photograph to be considered for Local Lens. Images must be high resolution (at least 300 dpi at 8” x 10”, or 1 MB or larger) andmust not be in print elsewhere. Include a short description of the scene/event, as well as your name, brief biodata and the type of camera used. Send to locallens@afsa.org. D uring a photography workshop in Freetown, Sierra Leone, we visited a shantytown neighborhood called Kroo Bay where there was plenty of dynamic, everyday life. A great example is this young woman, a hair- dresser. She was kind enough to pose, lowering her head so her fine work was visible. The photo was taken with a Fujifilm X-T10 camera, xf 10-24mm lens, at 13.8mm, 1/30sec, f4, iso 1600. n James Talalay is married to Public Diplomacy Officer Sarah Talalay. They have served in Chennai, Vilnius and are currently posted in Kuala Lumpur. You can see more of James’ work at jamestalalay.com , and read about the couple’s Foreign Service adventures at hellotalalay.blogspot.com .