One of the powers of photography is to teach us about the world and the places we may never see ourselves. Photographer Michele Zousmer traveled to Omo Valley in the southwest of Ethiopia. She brought back some striking photos, capturing daily lives of four tribes living in this area: Arbore, Konso, Hamer and Banna. Michele captured the moments from their lives including the “everyday stuff” like going to a market, to one of the tribe’s rituals. Along with the images, there are the stories of the people in them, which give the whole project a new, more personal dimension.
Traveling with Epic Photo Tours, Michele Zousmer was able to visit these tribes and capture their lives on camera. The entire series was taken over the course of 24 hours. As Herb Leventon of the Epic Photo Tours tells DIYP, over this time they managed to witness the ebb and flow of life:
The series captures these people in mostly unguarded moments, which is one of the ways to honor them. Herb tells us an interesting anecdote related to showing the photos to his subjects: Here are the rest of the photos, along with the stories translated by Tzbt SumSum: You may remember Epic Photo Tours from an article we published earlier. They donated the solar lights to the people living in the dark. So other than organizing interesting photo tours, they also try to make a change for the people, which is what I really appreciate. You can find them on their website, Facebook page and follow them on Instagram. You can also find Herb Leventon on Facebook.
