A Media Expedition Through Africa
FacebookThe Omo Valley was made notorious after a renowned photographer, Hans Sylvester, portrayed the region’s tribal people, in powerful yet simple natural portraits. The colorful body painting and festival decorations of the people of the Omo Valley have beautifully exposed through the work of Hans and other popular photographers who went to the region, including [...]
Even if the Omo Valley was completely out of our original itinerary, involving a several-hundred kilometer detour, Haroldo and I decided that it would be worth trying to visit. Recently we were informed of some challenges that threaten the notorious tribes of the lower Omo Valley. The Ethiopian government has contracted an Italian company, Salini, [...]
We spent various days in Lalibela, the infamous mystical city of Ethiopia. Its magical lure is credited to the eleven rock-hewn churches that were carved out of the bedrock almost a thousand years ago. To be in Lalibela during a religious festival and to be able film and photograph the intense faith of Ethiopian Christian [...]
