Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Camels of Mombasa

Aden, a local businessman and raiser of camels, walks along the beach Thursday, July 12, 2012, near the East African city of Mombasa.




Camels walk Thursday, July 12, 2012, along Diani beach near Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa.

Camels walk through seaweed, which has washed ashore, Thursday, July 12, 2012, near the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa. 

Ali Baba, a transport camel, rests Thursday, July 12, 2012, on a beach near the East African port city of Mombasa.

Aden stands with one of his camels and a handler named Hasan (background) Thursday, July 12, 2012, near Tiwi beach just south of Mombasa.

A camel handler walks home with two of his camels Wednesday, July 11, 2012, near Mombasa, Kenya.

A camel handler leads his camels home after a long days work, Wednesday, July 11, 2012, outside the East African port city of Mombasa.