Whipped Hamer woman in Tumi
The scars on this woman are wore with pride. She was whipped with a slender stick when her son or another close younger male became a man in the Jumping of the Bulls ceremony. The young guy runs across the…
Ethiopian boy
I snapped this little guy who was hanging around waiting for the empty water bottle (which he duly got). He was real shy and didn't say anything - not that I can speak Amharic anyway. When I zoom in on…
Evening chat in Jijiga
Jijiga is a little town near the border of Somaliland and the cross border trade is what keeps this place alive. There's not much to do here - it's hot, dusty and full of camels. I got to drink camel's…
Hamer girl, Tumi, Ethiopia
I visited this Hamer village near Tumi in the Omo Valley (southern Ethiopia) right on sunset - which meant, not only was the light great, but everyone was returning back to the village so there was a lot going on.…
Hamer Girl, Ethiopia
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…
Mursi Lip Stretchers
This photo pretty much speaks for itself. While researching the Lonely Planet guide for Ethiopia I went to Omo Valley and met their most famous tribe – the Mursi. While it may appear as freaky as hell to us, it…