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A tree in the mist in the Simien mountains national park, Ethiopia
Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia
Portrait of Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia
Two Hamar children silhouetted by the setting sun. The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based on the needs of their stock
A young Dassanech boy silhouetted against the evening sky at his settlement alongside the Omo River. Much the largest of the tribes in the Omo Valley numbering around 50, 000
The Konso people of southwest Ethiopia worship the sky God, Waq, and place carved wooden effigies at prominent places to honour their illustrious ancestors
A Konso man wears a phallic Kallaacha on his forehead. Made of cast aluminium and ivory or bone, the Kallaacha is worn during the tribes initiation and gada age-grade ceremonies
Konso men wear stylish, brightly-coloured hats, which they weave from locally-grown cotton. Only men work the wooden looms but women flay the cloth to flatten the warp and weft
Beautifully carved stelae represent the headstones of an 11th to 13th century burial ground at Tiya. They date back to the time of King Lalibela who was responsible for the construction of many
A Tigray woman has a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church tattooed on her forehead while two silver crosses hang round her neck
A Priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church reads a very old, beautifully illustrated bible beside the entrance to the rock-hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi
Harenna forest in Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Ruppell's griffon vulture in front of Jinbar waterfalls, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Bet Giyorgis (St Georges Church) at dusk, Lalibela, Ethiopia
Jumping of the Bulls Ceremony, Hamar Tribe, Turmi, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Young boy writing on blackboard at school, Melabday, Asso Bhole, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa
Camels caravan carrying salt extracted from Dallol salt mines, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa
Sunset lit Gheralta Mountains and Abuna Yemata Guh rock hewn church, aerial view, Hawzen, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, Africa
Salt blocks extracted from salt flats, Dallol, Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa
Africa, Ethiopia, Tana Lake. Celebrating the Timkat holiday
Africa, Ethiopia, Tana Lake. Ceremony for the Timkat holiday
Africa, Ethiopia, Lalibela. Prayers at Yemrehanna Kristos Church
a pair of Gelada baboon in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia
Gian lobelia in Sanetti plateau, Bale mountains national park, Ethiopia
Gelada baboon silhouette in Simien Mountains National Park, Northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia, Lake Awassa. A young boy punts a traditional reed Tankwa through the reeds
Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery
Ethiopia, Lalibela. An old man rests beneath a tree in the early morning light
Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela
A Hamar woman blows a tin trumpet at a Jumping of the Bull ceremony. The Hamar are semi-nomadic pastoralists of Southwest Ethiopia whose women wear striking traditional dress
The Karo excel in body art. Before dances and ceremonial occasions, they decorate their faces and torsos elaborately using local white chalk, pulverised rock and other natural pigments
In the early morning, a Dassanech man puts on his serval cat skin cape and ostrich-feather headdress to participate in his Dimi ceremony, an important initiation ceremony
A Dassanech man with a shock of hair.; The Omo Delta of southwest Ethiopia is one of the least accessible and least developed parts of East Africa
In the late afternoon, a group of Dassanech children hurry home along a bank of the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia. A small grain store, raised off the ground in case of flooding
Assisted by her husband, a Hamar woman draws water from a deep well to give to her familys herds.; The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based
A Hamar mother and child moving home. The mother carries all her possessions with her including sleeping mats and gourds.The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way
An elaborate hairstyle of a young Hamar man nears completion by his friend; The Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia are semi-nomadic pastoralists whose whole way of life is based on the needs of their stock
A Hamar woman is left with bloody wheals, which were inflicted during a Hamar Jumping of the Bull ceremony when female friends
During a Jumping of the Bull ceremony.; The semi-nomadic Hamar of Southwest Ethiopia embrace an age-grade system that includes several rites of passage for young men
Two pretty Karo girls in traditional attire. Most girls pierce a hole below the lower lip in which they place a thin piece of metal or a nail for decoration
A Dassanech man ferries people in a large dug-out canoe across the crocodile-infested waters of the Omo River near its delta at the northern end of Lake Turkana
A Kwego woman grinds sorghum flour at the entrance to her hut. The Kwego are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia
Nyangatom men their faces and bodies with stylised patterns using natural pigments obtained from chalk, ochre and crushed rock prior to a dance
A Hamar woman in the village square of Dimeka. Married women wear two heavy steel necklaces. This woman wears an extra necklace with steel a steel phallic symbol which identifies her as a first wife
The men hold hands forming a circle within which the women dance in the Karo village of Duss. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar
Men and women dance together in the Karo village of Duss. A small Omotic tribe related to the Hamar, the Karo live along the banks of the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia
A Konso youth of southwest Ethiopia carries home a wooden yoke used by pairs of oxen to plough the land
