The Nile

Kazuyoshi Nomachi was born in Kochi Prefecture in Japan in 1946. He studied with the famous photographer Takashi Kijima, before he became freelance in 1971. He is the author of several books of photographs and essays, including Sahara (which has been published in five languages), Mecca and Medina, and Bless Ethiopia. His work has been exhibited frequently throughout the world. He has won numerous prizes, including the Photographic Society of Japan 'Best New Photographers' Award' in 1979 as well as their Annual Awards in 1990 and 1997. His photographic stories and essays have been published in Life, National Geographic, Die Stern, and elsewhere.

Geoffrey Moorhouse is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Geographical Society. His books on travel, history and cricket have been translated into many languages. To the Frontier won the 1984 Thomas Cook Award for best travel book of the year. His most recent book is Sun Dancing.