Category Archives: Ethiopia

Ethiopian Boy in Straw Hat

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Rosemary
Portrait of a Young Ethiopian boy selling hats and bags

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Ethiopia: 2013 Another serendipitous shot, A young boy wearing his inventory of straw hats and carrying an arm load of woven bags waits patiently for us to notice him.

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Hamar Beauty

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Rosemary
riveting eyes of a beautiful Hamar girl stare into the camera

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Ethiopia’s Omo Valley…2013 This was what you might classify as a “drive-by” shot. This girl posed herself next to a tree near our parked 4×4.  What person with a camera could resist? I didn’t realize how beautiful she was at … Continue reading →

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Ethiopia’s Lake Chamo

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Rosemary
Pelicans on Ethiopia's Chamo Lake black and white

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Lake Chamo, near Arba Minch, Ethiopia 2013 Something I didn’t know before I went to Ethiopia: the lakes are filled with crocodiles… I wasn’t keen on photographing those reptiles and the other women took that to mean that I was … Continue reading →

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The Drive-By Photo 01

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Rosemary
young Muslim woman gazes longingly at a cabinet full of jewelry in the mercato of Addis Ababa

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2013 I arrived in Addis Ababa a day early in hopes that my body could adjust to the altitude before our tour began. I arranged for a tour of the city and as a result have a … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Hamar Warrior

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Rosemary
Portrait of a Hamar Man in Traditional Dress

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Ethiopia 2013:  The Market in Turmi I was glad to get a chance to shoot a market. It’s what I’m familiar with. I’m confident in the markets unlike the posing we had been doing when we stopped to visit the various tribes … Continue reading →

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Dassanetch Girls of the Omo Valley

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Rosemary
Two girls strike a graceful pose in a Dassanetch village in Ethiopia's Omo Valley

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Ethiopia 2013 My husband and I once saw a gallery exhibition of Irving Penn’s photographs of West African people. They were stunning. Most of the women seemed to be from the Mandingo tribe of Mali. Their extravagant dress, made of many … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Rosemary
Hamar Men at Tribal Ceremony

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Ethiopia 2013, Somewhere in the Omo Valley Three Hamar men attend a ceremony celebrating a young man’s entry into the rank of warrior. The event is called a “bull jumping” and the candidate, who has been circumcised recently,  must take a running jump and leap … Continue reading →

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Saturday Market in Lalibella

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Rosemary
Villagers and farmers meet to buy and sell at Lalibella's Saturday Market

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Ethiopia 2013, Saturday Market in Lalibella Lalibella lies on a mountain top. It’s surrounded by more mountains and fertile valleys farmed in the age-old way: plowing is done with bullocks pulling a wooden plow, sowing and reaping is done by hand. The landscape is pristine. The … Continue reading →

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Hamar of Omo Valley

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Rosemary
profile view of Hamar tribesman in Ethiopia's Omo valley

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Ethiopia, 2013: Hamar Tribesman We waited for our dugouts to take us across the river to visit the Dassanetch Tribe. Did you learn about dugouts in grammar school as I did? I can still remember Sister Jane Mary discussing the virtues … Continue reading →

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Ethiopia’s Omo Valley

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Rosemary
An Abore woman stands near her hut in Ethiopia's Omo Valley

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Ethiopia: September 2013 An Abore woman stands near a hut in a tribal village near Turmi. The tribes are familiar with tourists arriving to photograph them and they want money for each photo. Our group arranged with the chief to … Continue reading →

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