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By MARKSCOLFORO
Rappahannock Now* Staff Writer
Shortly after National Geographic published «T series of his photographs in the May 1990 issue, Sperryville’s Chris Johns went to work on a book.
He shot more than 830 rolls of film during the 18 months he spent in the Great Rift of Africa, and the magazine used about 20 with the article. A friend suggested compiling the remainder into a book, and the result is “Valley of Life: Africa’s Great Rift,” published in October.
Mr. Johns will hold a slide show, lecture and booksigning at the Rappahannock Library at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 21, sponsored by the library and Cabin Fever Books.
His fascination with Africa dates to his childhood, when Mr. Johns’ grandfather in Oregon would convey a love of the continent to his grandchild. When Mr. Johns, a contract photographer for National Geographic, was offered an African assignment, “I just jumped at the chance,” he said during an interview this week.
The Great Rift of Africa is a 3,600-mile geologic split in the Earth that runs from Djibouti in the north
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