This young Hamer girl is from Southern Ethiopia. I meet her at a market near a small dusty place called Tumi while researching the Ethiopian guidebook for Lonely Planet. The Hamer are one of the more friendly tribes in the South but even still communication was pretty one way. The red mud in her hair has been mixed with butter so that it doesn’t set and the ‘red, wet look’ is all the rage in them parts.
Hamer Girl, Ethiopia
Location
Tumi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Top Tip
Shoot fast to capture a more candid shot.
Author
Written by Dean
Photography by Dean
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