Photogallery: Fat Tony-East Africa

The Giraffe Manor in Nairobi is a high-end bed and breakfast that is home to about nine giraffes. While eating or lounging you can expect the giant mammals to stick their head in the windows, and while drinking tea on the terrace you can expect them to walk up to you and eat right out of your hand. Just don’t let them get on the terrace with you…they can become aggressive, and one kick from these giants can kill an adult lion. (Nairobi, Kenya)

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Photos by: Fat Tony
December 24, 2010
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  • http://hiddenclothing.com cameronasa

    Wow. Incredible.

  • Joshua

    Africa is always inspiring…great photos

  • ATX

    WOW. we should be very thankful for all or little we have. amazing photos.
    Happy hoildays

  • http://www.BMXsociety.com s.brothers

    good stuff, Fat. Thanks for sharing.

  • http://www.michaeljdemeo.com Michael J DeMeo

    Great work, powerful

  • http://maximerousseau.com Max

    Probably the best set of pictures I’ve seen all year. So much misery, yet so much beauty the duality makes for amazing stuff.

  • ethan

    no bmx in this, though probably still one of the best things i have seen on defgrip and even the internet for a long time

  • http://thecomeup Emil

    Man, this story is epic and very inspiring, really

  • http://flickr.com/z454 zephyr

    really powerful and moving. thank you…

    im happy to have descriptions along with the images…thank you for passing along the stories.

    how did it feel to be a ‘foreigner’, only peering in on a completely different world?

  • Chyeap

    Awesome photos, great to see BMXer’s care about these sorts of things rather than being consumed by Dew Tour…finding a cheetah in the Mara is easy though!!!

  • Psyched on Mara

    Do you know the names of those Maasai? I think I can spot a Loli and Daniel but I’m not certain!

  • http://www.fattonybmx.com/blog Fat

    Thanks so much for all the positive feedback on this post. It means a lot to me because it means so much to the African people. I feel really blessed that I am in a position where I am able to share these photos and stories with this community of BMX riders and artists. You’ll be able to see and learn more about my journey and the people I met by keeping up with my blog at http://www.fattonybmx.com/blog. I will also post different ways you can directly help orphans and refugees. 

    Reply to your comments:
    - The Maasai warrior jumping in the photo isnnamed Simon. He’s the one I know his name. 

    - Zephyr, I’ll email you a detailed response to the mail you sent me. Thank you. 

    -Fat

  • Mike O.

    Thanks for sharing these Tony, what an amazing experience that must have been. Making a trip like this has long been on my list of things to do at some point in life. If you don’t mind, could you explain how you got this trip set up?

    Thanks again!

  • http://www.davidlangphoto.com DavidLang

    Incredible photos!!

  • Jamie W.

    Georgous Smile!

  • Patrick L

    The resilience these children show even after living their entire life through circumstances that we undoubtedly will never be able to appreciate is truly inspiring, we all would be so lucky to learn from these people. Thank you Fat Tony and Defgrip for sharing.

    Patrick L

  • Bret M.

    Truly amazing…leaves me a bit speechless

  • Trish

    Amaaaaaaaazing photos but an even more amazing experience I am certain. Thanks for sharing!

  • yeah!

    wooohoooooo! Nice photos!

  • Linds

    An incredible journey, and a beautiful way to be a voice for the voiceless. Thanks for sharing the simultaneous deep suffering and piercing beauty that is East Africa. Thanks for using your time and talent for good.

  • James Mac

    I was in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) the last three weeks and got back home 2 days ago.

    Amazing experience, especially the Maasai people and their customs. This gallery reflects a lot of what I saw and I am glad to have come across it.

    Thank you FT!