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Ethiopia 2013 Ethiopians seem to love bright colors. Houses are pink, green, aqua, yellow, you name it. The colors are perfect in the lush forests…maybe they are jungles? This shot is of a store front in a small town. Don’t … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 The marabou storks didn’t hunt for their food in the lake as did the pelicans and Egyptian geese. Being scavengers, they had figured out that by hovering around the fishermen’s camp, they would be able to eat their … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013… A priest, standing at the entrance to one of Lalibela’s famed stone churches, uses a microphone to preach the sermon. Worshipers filled the interior of the church and hundreds more spread down the stone bridges and walkways to cover the hillsides. … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 The Abore tribe was our first chance to shoot the Omo Valley people. We’d been told by our photographer/leader to choose a member of the tribe and take them to a background suitable for posing. I have told you that I … Continue reading
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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 I’ve received some very important corrections from my Ethiopian friend, Osman Ahmed of Sora Tours…www.soratours.com Osman informs me that my blog of today was totally incorrect from the tribe’s name to the sex of the child … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013: In the Omo Valley Our group leaders saved the Mursi tribe for last. I had the idea that it was because their village was the most remote of all the tribes we visited. And because the Mursi women wear the … Continue reading
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013 A ‘drive-by’ shot of the market in Addis and a glimpse of the city’s skyline. A few high-rises are visible but so are some of the thousands of shanties that serve as homes and shops. The … Continue reading
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Turmi, Ethiopia 2013 A market is serious business. A time to sell and earn a bit of cash. The market was filled with Hamar people. The women wore leather skirts and vests. Their hair had been dressed with red mud. Red ochre dripped down to … Continue reading
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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 After attending mass, my guide and I visited the stone churches of Lalibela. These Christians are doing the same but they are making a pilgrimage, praying at each church on this special day: St. Gabriel’s Day. I prayed, too, … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 You might think that crocodiles would be the most dangerous animal in Chamo Lake, but you’d be wrong. The most dangerous is the hippo. They are one of the most aggressive animals in the world. Our boatman stayed clear … Continue reading
