Category Archives: Africa

Bird Watching in Ethiopia

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Rosemary
African Fish Eagle perched in tree...profile

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Ethiopia 2013 We often saw these fish eagles. They’d be perched in the top of a tree. We were never close. I had to use my maximum zoom. I needed a tripod or my monopod which was packed in my … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Mass in Lalibela

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Rosemary
scene during mass on st. gabriel's day in one of lalibela ethiopia's stone churches

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 After threading our way up the hill, through the crowds, over the stone ‘bridge’, we entered the doorway to where mass was being said. We climbed down the rough hewn stairs and pushed through the people who were praying. All … Continue reading →

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Primary Colors

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Rosemary
bright colors painted on a store front in a small town in Ethiopia

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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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Marabou Storks

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Rosemary
Marabou stork prepares to land in a tree near Chamo Lake Ethiopia

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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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Sunday Morning in Lalibela

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Rosemary
a priest gives the sermon at one of lalibela's rock churches

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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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Visit to the Abore Tribe

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Rosemary
ethiopia: portrait of abore women and village

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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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Jeweler of Tinerhir

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Rosemary
a Berber man lays out his silver jewelry on a carpet :black and white

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Tinerhir, Morocco 1997 We ate a meatball tagine in a closet-sized restaurant. Our knees practically touched the knees of the other patrons. They were Berber men clothed in djellabla and chech.  Some, the older ones, wore a dagger hanging from a cord draped … Continue reading →

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Ethiopian Finery

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Rosemary
Omo valley boy with headdress, necklace and body paint stands in front of a hut

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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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Mursi Beauty

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Rosemary
Mursi woman wearing lip plate and body decorations of white ash poses for a portrait in front of a hut

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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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The Mercato of Addis Ababa

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Rosemary
scene in the mercato of addis ababa on a rainy day

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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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