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Photographer Alan Schaller travels to Rwanda to capture the local coffee producers

Since the tragic events of the genocide of 1994, Rwanda has been healing and growing as a nation, and the developing coffee trade has brought much-needed stability, and a better life for many. Now London-based photographer Alan Schaller has released a stunning series of images following a trip to the African country.

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Woman in yellow shirt spreads drying coffee beans on cloth at a processing facility in Rwanda, with mountains visible in the background

He was commissioned by Union Hand Roasted Coffee to meet some of those involved with the production of coffee – which accounts for sixty per cent of Rwanda's exports, making it a crucial industry for the local economy.

These powerful images are currently on display at the Classic Camera Holborn shop, if you want to view them in person. The chosen selection are designed to take you from the picking of the coffee cherries to the people behind the work – explaining visually how coffee gets to you.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Alan Schaller

Coffee farmer in Rwanda harvesting red coffee cherries into a woven basket among lush green plants
Hands cradling freshly picked red coffee cherries in Rwanda
A man sits outside a weathered building with a red door, processing coffee beans in woven baskets and a blue container, with fresh green coffee cherries laid out before him
Rwandan coffee producer spreading freshly harvested red coffee beans across the ground to dry in the sun
Portrait of a Rwandan coffee producer wearing a vibrant patterned jacket against a neutral background
Worker in yellow shirt pours freshly harvested red coffee beans from a large sack into a blue processing container at night
Black and white portrait of a young Rwandan boy against a clouded sky, from Alan Schaller's coffee producer series
Black and white portrait of three young children from Rwanda looking directly at the camera with expressive gazes
Black and white portrait of a young boy in focus with another child blurred in the background, from Alan Schaller's series on Rwandan coffee producers
Black and white portrait of a Rwandan coffee producer wearing a patterned headscarf, looking directly at the camera with a gentle expression
Young child in worn t-shirt holding a plate, looking directly at camera in black and white portrait, with blurred figures in background
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