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Ethiopia’s Lake Chamo

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Man in Window

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Bucharest, Romania 2012 The rain had stopped. People surged back into the narrow streets after huddling under the eaves of the historical old buildings. This man stared from his window on an upper floor. He is old enough to remember … Continue reading

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Charleston Cat

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U.S.A. Charleston, South Carolina 2011 A cat rests on old stone steps leading to a gracious southern home near the Battery. Nearby were huge magnolia trees full of blossoms. It was a good place to take some photos.

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