April 25, 2012
Natural light is the most powerful tool that we as photographers have at our disposal. The best thing about it is that it’s free and available to absolutely everyone. The other great thing is that we don’t need a boatload of expensive gear to take powerful images, once we understand how to use this tool, some of the images I’ve included as examples in this ebook were taken with my iPhone 4S (not the most powerful or expensive camera to say the least). No matter what camera you use – you can benefit from having a better understanding of natural light. Continue reading→
Categories e-book, eBook, educational, technical, tutorial
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Tagged ebook, education, light in photography, natural light, photo education, tutorial, using natural light
April 24, 2012
The fascinating cultures, the breathtaking landscapes, the ever present feeling that you are in a different time, a different dimension—this is what I absolutely love about Ethiopia. The constant feeling of being a human piggy-bank, the challenges of doing the simplest of things, the often occurring feeling that your new “friends” are measuring you up to see what they can extract from you—this is what I’ve come to hate beyond words about the country.
I’ve been in Ethiopia for a bit over four months now. I know that many of the readers of this blog are photographers and travelers, some of whom have aspirations to come here. For this reason, I feel that I should write an account of sorts. One that is fairly uncensored and touches on the good, the not so good and the plain ugly sides of this incredible and incredibly challenging country. Continue reading→
Categories Ethiopia, Thoughts, Travel, advice, culture, documentary, ideas, personal, travel photography
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Tagged Enderta, Ethiopia, hassles in Ethiopia, independent travel Ethiopia, Lalibela, Omo Valley, rock churches, Tigray, travel report Ethiopia
April 17, 2012
In today’s world of technology and modernization it doesn’t make sense that there’s a place which lives virtually oblivious to that world. A place where ancient customs are still upheld strictly and where people walk around half-naked, with the little clothes that they wear being mostly those, which they designed hundreds of years ago. A place like that does exist and it’s called the Omo Valley. I had the opportunity to visit the area and to have a glimpse into the lives of the Hamer people by spending a few days in their village. Continue reading→
Categories Ethiopia, My Photography, Travel, culture, documentary, tradition, travel photography
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Tagged Ethiopia, Hamar tribe, Hamer tribe, independent travel Omo Valley, Omo Valley
April 7, 2012
When you drink four chocolate milkshakes at a Western cafe, when you would rather chat to other travelers than take photos, when you arrive at a camel market, but don’t care about shooting anything and just want to catch up on sleep—that’s when you know you’re getting tired, getting close to burning out. Continue reading→
Categories Ethiopia, My Photography, Travel, culture, documentary, tradition, travel photography
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Tagged Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, Harar, old city, traditions, travel photography
March 15, 2012
Dramatic landscapes, kind, warm people and photographic inspiration at every corner – this was my romanticized vision of Ethiopia. Perhaps this vision was what made me all the more disappointed and emotionally deflated, when for over a month I came across more rudeness, dishonesty and overall strange treatment than anywhere else I had traveled. It took time and a lot of luck to meet the right people, to finally find the Ethiopia I dreamt of, but I have found it and, it is A-m-a-z-i-ng! I’ll give you a bit of a background story to put things in perspective and then, to the photos. Continue reading→
Categories Ethiopia, Motorcycle Riding, My Photography, Travel, culture, documentary, tradition, travel photography
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Tagged culture, Ethiopia, Inderta, off the beaten track, rural Ethiopia, tradition, Travel
