Approaching Lamu, Kenya aboard the Nasir.

Muslim men wearing traditional koofiyad caps and colorful sarong wraps sitting on a stone bench in front of the fortress at Lamu, Kenya. Lamu Fort was built between 1813 and 1821 by Said bin Sultan, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

Asya Baskuty, a young Muslim woman, in Lamu, Kenya. The majority of Lamu’s population is Muslim and there are 23 mosques on the island.

The al-Mukhtaar moored to the shore of Lamu, Kenya at low tide.

People walking a narrow street in Lamu, Kenya. Lamu was one of the original Swahili settlements established in 1370.

Donkeys are still the primary mode of transport through the narrow streets of Lamu, Kenya.

Sailors aboard a jahazi – a type of dhow – off the coast of Lamu, Kenya. Most people and supplies still make the journey to the island on these traditional sailing vessels.

Young men linger on Shella pier on Lamu Island in Kenya as fishermen head out to sea aboard their jahazis – a type of dhow sailing vessel.