Congratulations to Gabrielle Sejourne ’18, winner of the 2016 HGHI Summer Fellows photo contest! Gabrielle interned this summer in Dakar, Senegal at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop, in affiliation with Dr. Dyann Wirth’s Lab. Gabrielle’s candid photo features two women working together to harvest salt in Lac Rose. Gabrielle explains, “This lake is said to be approximately three times saltier than the ocean and is named for the pinkish color it sometimes takes on due to the bacteria that thrive in the salty environment. Many harvesters went out in small rowboats to collect salt from the middle of the lake, and here at the edge, people worked tirelessly to haul in brimming buckets. To me, the photo captures the determination and teamwork shown by not only these two women but by all of the salt harvesters I saw at the lake.”
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