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Mother and baby Gerenuk – Samburu National Park, Kenya. The Gerenuk is a small, delicate antelope which lives in the remote desert areas of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. The elongated neck allows it to browse higher up than other antelopes its size. Gerenuks can often be seen feeding erect – standing on their hind legs.
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The Hamar People are probably the most numerous of the tribal groups living in the remote Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia. The ladies are particularly attractive with their pleated hair and shell jewelry. This young lady was photographed at the weekly market in Turmi.
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A Reticulated Giraffe settles down to graze in the late afternoon. This most elegant of giraffe species is limited to a few small areas of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia.
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A Karo man with an AK-47 – Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia. Guns are ubiquitous in the remote Omo Valley. The tribal men of the Omo consider weapons to be part of the traditional dress – much like jewelry. I am told that they only shoot eachother.
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The Karo People are one of a number of tribal groups living in the remote Omo Valley – Southern Ethiopia. This child was photographed in her village, high above the Omo River. A storm is gathering in the background.
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ARBORE GIRL – SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA / MURSI GIRL – MAGO PARK, ETHIOPIA / HAMAR LADY – OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA / HAMAR LADY – OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA / KARO LADY – OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA / SAMBURU LADY – NORTHERN KENYA / HAMAR GIRL – OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA / HIMBA MOTHER – NAMIBIA / BUME LADY – OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA
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The Karo People are the smallest of the many tribal groups living in the Omo Valley of Southern Ethiopia. Numbering only about 3000, their continued existence is considered precarious. Karo ladies are famous for their face and body painting.
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Reticulated or Somali Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) What a sweet giraffe kiss. I love to watch how affectionate this baby brother and his big sister are with one another. The baby boy will seem to hate being picked on, but the minute she stops licking on him, he is reaching up to lick on her. They are so sweet together. This baby giraffe is only one month old. Her older sister, of one year old loves on him and picks on him constantly. Since big sister was eating leaves, baby brother was following the leader. I don’t think he was eating many leaves, mostly practicing for later. Giraffes are vegetarians and will feed on spiny or thorny plants which they handle easily with a prehensile upper lip and very long, prehensile tongue. They eat leaves from high in the tops of various deciduous and evergreen trees and also some shrubs. A favorite, acacia leaves, are full of water, enabling giraffes to go a long time without drinking. Baby giraffes nurse for about a year but begin eating leaves at about four months. They stay close to their mothers for the first few weeks, but after that, many mother giraffes leave their calves in sort of a babysitting co-op: one mother babysits while the others go out to eat. This “giraffe nursery” is called a creche. Sometimes the baby is even left alone for a while. When that happens, the little guy just sits quietly and waits for mom to come back. I watched as this baby giraffe’s mother walked away, and the baby just stood their quietly like a statue until mother came back. The ancient Romans called this animal “Camelopardalis” which meant “A camel marked like a leopard”. Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Artiodactyla / Family: Giraffidae / Genus: Giraffa / Species: G. camelopardalis / Binomial name: Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Life hasn’t been easy for this old Bume Lady. The Bume People are probably the poorest of the many tribes living in the remote Omo Valley – Southern Ethiopia. She was photographed in her village located on a bluff high above the muddy Omo River.
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Reticulated or Somali Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) This baby giraffe is only one month old. Her older sister, of one year old loves on him and picks on him constantly. Since big sister was eating leaves, baby brother was following the leader. I don’t think he was eating many leaves, mostly practicing for later. Giraffes are vegetarians and will feed on spiny or thorny plants which they handle easily with a prehensile upper lip and very long, prehensile tongue. They eat leaves from high in the tops of various deciduous and evergreen trees and also some shrubs. A favorite, acacia leaves, are full of water, enabling giraffes to go a long time without drinking. Baby giraffes nurse for about a year but begin eating leaves at about four months. They stay close to their mothers for the first few weeks, but after that, many mother giraffes leave their calves in sort of a babysitting co-op: one mother babysits while the others go out to eat. This “giraffe nursery” is called a creche. Sometimes the baby is even left alone for a while. When that happens, the little guy just sits quietly and waits for mom to come back. I watched as this baby giraffe’s mother walked away, and the baby just stood their quietly like a statue until mother came back. The ancient Romans called this animal “Camelopardalis” which meant “A camel marked like a leopard”. Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Artiodactyla / Family: Giraffidae / Genus: Giraffa / Species: G. camelopardalis / Binomial name: Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
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This Hamar Girl has just made a purchase at the weekly market in Turmi – Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia. The Hamars are one of a number of tribal groups living in this remote region – 24 hours by road (mainly dirt) from the capital, Addis Ababa.
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Oil on Canvas size 61×51cm. This man was on his way to the local market in the north Ethiopian city of Harrar. / Harrar is world famous for Arabica coffee.
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This older sister and new baby brother giraffe are inseperable! They are so affectionate with another. The baby boy seemingly annoyed by his sisters constant picking at him, but the minute she stops he reaches up to lick her. He is only one month old here. His older sister, of one year old, can not get enough of him. They are so sweet together. Canon EOS 30D Giraffes are vegetarians and will feed on spiny or thorny plants which they handle easily with a prehensile upper lip and very long, prehensile tongue. They eat leaves from high in the tops of various deciduous and evergreen trees and also some shrubs. A favorite, acacia leaves, are full of water, enabling giraffes to go a long time without drinking. Baby giraffes nurse for about a year but begin eating leaves at about four months. They stay close to their mothers for the first few weeks, but after that, many mother giraffes leave their calves in sort of a babysitting co-op: one mother babysits while the others go out to eat. This “giraffe nursery” is called a creche. Sometimes the baby is even left alone for a while. When that happens, the little guy just sits quietly and waits for mom to come back. I watched as this baby giraffe’s mother walked away, and the baby just stood their quietly like a statue until mother came back. The ancient Romans called this animal “Camelopardalis” which meant “A camel marked like a leopard”. Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Class: Mammalia / Order: Artiodactyla / Family: Giraffidae / Genus: Giraffa / Species: G. camelopardalis / Binomial name: Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) > > > > > >
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A pair of well armed Karo men – Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The tribal men living in the Omo Valley find two items indispensable…items that they carry with them at all times – a gun, and a stool. The guns are mainly for effect, but the tiny stools are actually used. Most men carve their own stool, and many of them are elaboratedly incised. I was so impressed with the stools that I bought a couple of them right from under their owners.
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The desert adapted Grevy’s Zebra is limited to a few small areas in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. Compared to the Common Zebra, it is taller, has bigger ears and thinner stripes. The species is considered endangered because of poaching (for its hide) and habitat destruction. The Grevy’s Zebra is easily observed in Samburu National Park, Northern Kenya, where this photograph was taken.
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Photo of Lake Tana, Ethiopia – source of the Blue Nile. / My film Ethiopia: The Historical Route
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Photograph / My film Ethiopia: The Historical Route
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Photograph. / According to legend, when King Lalibela had almost completed the group of cave and carved-out-of-solid-rock churches, Saint George appeared reproached the king for not having constructed a house for him. Lalibela promised to build a church more beautiful than all the others for the saint. / Bet Giorgis can only be entered via a hidden tunnel carved in the stone. / From my 2008 Calendar
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synthetic polymer paint on paper. Inspired by the earth and rocks of Ethiopia
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Children from Hosanna – Ethiopia 1992 This photo of this playful group of children is one of a series photographs that is somehow precious to me. / I made them long ago, 1992, when we travelled to Ethiopia for a meeting. It was only a few years after the war, the poverty was appalling… And these kids… they just allowed me photographing them, with a spontaneity that touched my heart. / Even now, so many years later, I still bow for them, in reverence. Comments and feedback always welcome. Thanks for looking Photo made with Pentax ME Super film camera and scanned / Girls carrying suggarcane
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