August 29, 2005
Ethiopia lives
I had to go all the way to Rwanda (online) to find EthiopiaLives.net - a great blog of photos of everyday Ethiopian life. The link came via On Safari with El Jorgito another great blog by George Conard, a tech expert who used to work for Microsoft in Seattle and has now moved to Kigali to set up a development project involving phones - I think that is right.
According to the Ethiopia Lives blurb:
Nineteen Ethiopians turn their cameras onto their own lives and invite you to share their very personal perspectives. From diverse backgrounds and different parts of the country, their photographs give a rare insight into life in Ethiopia now. They will continue to post new photographs regularly until the end of 2005, so please check the site regularly.
I presume the point is to provide an alternative to the persistent "Live Aid" image of the country. Seems a shame that is is all going to be over in December.
Posted by aheavens at August 29, 2005 6:03 AM
Comments
Hi Andrew
I was amazed by the pictures on EthiopiaLives.net it was phenomenal work thanks for posting it. I am seeing a great deal growth of bloggers on Ethiopia too which is so impressive.
Cheers
Posted by: senay at August 29, 2005 4:27 PM
Extraordinary work!
The simplicity and honesty of their work what makes it special and unique. I love it.
Posted by: ayssinia at September 3, 2005 12:49 AM
Thank you for the beautiful photographs. I am an artist working at an Ethiopian Immigrants Absorption Center in Safed, Israel. I am going to show yours and other photos to the immigrants to see what they feel most represents their life in Ethiopia, so that I can use them as models for murals on the walls. I hope this is all right with you! Moreen Greenberg
Posted by: moreen greenberg at August 23, 2009 3:42 PM