Ethiopia

Click here to view this artwork, Stars | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Stars | Ethiopia The beauty of black and this Ethiopian woman in all her luminosity offer marvels to behold. Upon seeing the tiny dots painted on her skin, my mind turned to stars. Glistening in the nighttime sky of her face, [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Rejuvenate | Spirit of the Omo , and its currently available sizes. Rejuvenate | Spirit of the Omo The face painting of this woman who is a member of the Turi tribe in Ethiopia is so distinct. When I made the image, I recall being struck by the twig-like pattern [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Black Wrap | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Black Wrap | Ethiopia As I select the countries where I travel and the images I make in communities around the world, I began to realize I’m most often drawn by human dignity. Operating with magnetic force and with directionality [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Keepers of Wisdom | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Keepers of Wisdom |  Ethiopia Today I was contemplating the title given to this image, Keepers of Wisdom. The women of the Suri tribe that has for centuries lived in the Omo River Vally of Ehtiopia, practice sacred rituals and [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Current of Life | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Current of Life | Ethiopia When I look at this image, I see the closeness of the bodies and the symmetry of the designs on their skin. I see variety, diversity and details in size, individual shapes, and [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Side By Side | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Side By Side | Ethiopia In the reach of this young child in Ethiopia to a friend—or perhaps, a sibling—is everything. It is hope, connection, communion, vulnerability, intimacy, comfort, casualness, possibility. It might even be an apology following an [...]

Click here to view this artwork, Mursi Horns | Ethiopia, and its currently available sizes. Mursi Horns | Ethiopia In Ethiopia, as is true around the world, each indigenous tribe has its unique sense of adornment. Some tribes are into the paint with which they decorate their skin. Others wear plants on their heads and colorful beadwork. [...]