Ethiopian Portraits

During several visits to Ethiopia I have been fascinated by the people, their cultural diversity and striking beauty.

 

boy at the entrance gate to Amora Gedel Park in Hawassa

A boy in front of the entrance gate to Amora Gedel Park in Hawassa

 

A young woman and her little sister with caps from bottles woven into her hair.

A young woman and her little sister with caps from bottles woven into her hair. They are both from the Daassanach tribe in Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia

 

A monk Timkat in a monastery in Lake Tana

A monk in a monastery in Lake Tana

 

Woman at Timkat religious Festival in Gondar Ethiopia

Woman at Timkat religious Festival in Gondar Ethiopia

 

A man from the Mursi tribe at the market in Jinka

A man from the Mursi tribe at the market in Jinka

 

A woman from the Mursi tribe in Omo Valley showing her beautiful scarification on her body

A woman from the Mursi tribe in Omo Valley showing her beautiful scarification on her body