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Holy Trinity Church, Addis Ababa, 2013 The Ethiopians are predominantly Christian and from my observations they are devout. Here they pay homage to Christ on a special holy day despite a rather heavy downpour. The church interior was similar to … Continue reading
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Lalibella, Ethiopia 2013 Lalibella is not a thriving economic center. Most of the inhabitants seemed extremely poor in material wealth, but they had riches in abundance in spiritual wealth. Later, I’ll post photos of mass on St. Gabriel’s Day and … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
