THE BOOK of BECOMING

3. Capture the setting. Usually when we think of the setting, we think of a landscape shot filled with mountains, trees, and water. But don’t forget to capture wide shots of places visited. This is the village of Nkokonjeru in Uganda. It’s in the bush. It’s 30 miles from Kampala (however, it takes 1.5 hours to drive there due to poor road conditions), and three hours from Entebbe—two major cities in Uganda. I lived just outside this small village for three weeks. We could usually find necessities in this small central area, and on market day it was filled with fresh fruits and vegetables from surrounding farmers, but we had to travel to Kampala to do our major grocery shopping. I love this photo as it reminds me of my many walks to town. And the red soil. I’ll never forget the red East African soil.