Each community has its own language, dress and way of life. In the villages we are guests. Before we arrive, I explain what matters to them, when to ask before taking a photo, and how to pay fairly.
Cattle herders in the hills beyond Mago, known for the lip plates worn by women.
Ochre hair, beadwork and copper, and the bull jumping ceremony.
A small community above the river, famous for body painting with chalk.
People of the river delta near Lake Turkana: cattle, fishing and the river.
Neighbours of the Hamer. You meet them at the Thursday market in Key Afar.
Farmers of the green hills around Jinka, known for their pottery.
Herders known for the Ka’el, when young men compete to be the finest of the year.
Lip plates, clay face paint and flowers, far in the south-west.
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Office: Jinka, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia
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