Welcome to Ethiopia

This was my first taste of sub-Saharan Africa and I was a little apprehensive before departing.

I chose Ethiopia because of its unique place on the continent – the only ancient country never to have been truly colonised by Europeans.

A lot of the ancient culture still stands in the guise of rock-hewn churches and magnificent castles. Add in some spectacular landscape and you have somewhere well worth visiting.

Ethiopia is a developing country which takes some getting used to. But the odd hotel shower that doesn’t work is part of the experience.

Most of all it’s a proud, bustling nation that’s a long way from the harrowing images of famine we witnessed in the 1980s.

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9 thoughts on “Welcome to Ethiopia”

My Life as a Photographer on February 27, 2019 at 19:48 said:

Sweet!

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ckponderings on February 10, 2019 at 15:16 said:

A beautiful mini-travelogue, Mike, as with all of your photography, it really brings the place alive. I love the (unintentional) irony of the fact that Ethiopia was never truly colonised by the Europeans, and yet the mannequins in your dressmakers image are seemingly European, or at least Western! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 11, 2019 at 00:02 said:
  
  Thanks Richard and yes! All the mannequins were European… but at least the Biblical characters are African in appearance! It’s a uniquely fascinating country.
  
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  - ckponderings on February 11, 2019 at 11:39 said:
    
    It certainly seems like an underappreciated destination! :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on February 11, 2019 at 11:57 said:
      
      I know of a few adventurous souls who are considering it but it’s much more easily doable on a small tour. They even have pretty sophisticated internal flights in 🇪🇹!
      
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Cos on February 10, 2019 at 10:15 said:

Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos with us, Mike. Somehow, the African continent is too far away for me. I suppose, the many wars on this continent are not good for the image.

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 11, 2019 at 01:02 said:
  
  It’s certainly different to what we’re used to. But there are other parts of Africa which feel more familiar, such as South Africa which has some connections to the Dutch :)
  
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Laura Bloomsbury on February 10, 2019 at 09:59 said:

A country that needs that wider format. Some very nice contrasts of topic and between vivid colours and black & white – I particularly liked the tones in ‘Lalibela dusk’

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 10, 2019 at 10:01 said:
  
  Thanks Laura and you’re quite right. I’ve just heard a few adventurous travellers say they would consider visiting. Quite a full-on experience but well worth it.
  
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