The Omo Tribes: Ethiopia’s Natural Beauties.
Last fall I had the chance to fulfill my one of my long-held dreams to visit the Omo valley and spend time with its remaining tribes. The Omo valley is in the Southern part of Ethiopia and the lack of...
View ArticleThe Kara Tribe: A Dinner Invitation and an Evening of Dance
First I want to convey my heartfelt thanks to each of you who commented on my previous post. I am new to blogging and this was really an amazing response. I was particularly touched by comments from...
View ArticleThe Nyangatom: in Guns we Trust!
Just getting back home from another unique journey, a trip to the largest gathering of human beings in the world (30 million people in a given day). If you think you have seen crowded, just wait!!! I...
View ArticleThe Grand Finale: The Hamar Tribe
The Hamar (or Hamer) was the fourth and last tribe we visited on my trip to the Lower Omo Valley. One of the largest tribal groups in the region (their number is estimated to be about 20,000), the...
View ArticleThe Hamar Tribe: 5 Years Later
Five years ago, I went to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley to photograph the native tribes. I was so amazed by the experience that I wanted to share the images I had taken, which gave me the motivation to start...
View ArticleA Bridge over the Omo River
Five years ago, I went to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley to visit and photograph the native tribes (OmoValleyTribes). This year, I went back partly to see whether things had changed. In my previous post...
View ArticleBrief Encounters with Three Tribes: the Arbore, Dassanech, and Mursi
Though revisiting the Hamar (Hamar), Kara, and Nyagatom (Kara) after 5 years was the main goal of my trip to the Omo Valley, I also ended up spending a little time with tribes that I had not met...
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