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"Dismayed; looking for a Taxi". August 29, 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo painting created using filters by Enlight. #everydayafrica #eastafrica #africa #addisstreetphotographers #everydayaddis #streetphotography #fuji #fujifilm #fujixt1 #fujistreetphotography #ethiopia #ethiopian #habesha #dfa #dfaplc

The Procession of the Tabot on Kidana Mehret at Ba'eta Le Mariam Monastery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on August 22, 2016. #Ethiopia #Ethiopian #ethiopianorthodoxchurch #ethiopianorthodoxtewahedochurch #asianorthodoxy #2000yearsofChristianity #Getty #gettyimages #gettyimagesoffduty #dfa #dfaplc #fuji #fujifilm #fujixpro2 #zeiss #zeisslenses #eastafrica #orthodoxy #africanchristianity

Traversing Lalibela. January 2016, Lalibela, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. #Ethiopia #ethiopian #ethiopianorthodoxchurch #ethiopianorthodoxtewahedochurch #orthodxy #orthodox #asianorthodox #lalibela #rockhewnchurches #streetphotography #heritage #faith #culture #devout #eastafrica #africa #2000yearsofChristianity #hebrewroots #theEasternChurch #Getty #gettyimages #gettyimagesoffduty #dfa #dfaplc

Mommas in the Market. DFA Photowalk, January 2106. #dfa #dfaplc #streetphotography #streetsofaddisabeba #streetshots #africa #africarising #ethiopia #ethiopian #ethiopianculture #everydayinaddis #everydayaddis #addisababaethiopia

Looking down.... West 4th street Station, March 15, 2015 New York, New York. #streetphotography #streetsofnewyork #everydayphotowalk #newyorkcity #jemalcountessphotography #dfaplc #dfa #gettyimagesentertainmentoffduty

Photographer Anteneh Girma sparks smiles from a group of children we came across during the DFA Photo Walk Addis back in January of 2016. His exchange and the reaction of the children embody the reason behind why most of us do what we do..... There are so many stories to be told and those stories can be more effectively told if you deeply respect your subjects and their environment and research it first. During the entire photo walk I saw impressive exchanges as all of our colleagues and fellow participants completely disarmed their subjects and put them at ease. This was Ethiopian photographers taking back and taking charge of their narratives to accurately tell their own stories with far greater accuracy and passion than anyone else could. But this is happening all over Africa....and it's just the beginning. #africarising #africa #ethiopia #ethiopian #streetphotography #streetsofaddisabeba #dfa #dfaplc #photographyinethiopia #photowalkaddis #dfaphotowalkaddis #habesha

The Guard at the Souvenir Shop. DFA Addis Photo Walk, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. January 16, 2016. #ethiopia #ethiopian #fuji #fujixt1 #fujifilm #streetphotography #streetpics #addisababa #DFA #dfaplc #dfaphotowalk #dfaphotowalkaddis #addisababa #africarising #africa

During the first DFA Photo Walk Addis I was lagging behind with my sister Sony Habtom when we had a great exchange with this shop worker in Piassa. This instance came right on time as we were having a discourse about approaching subjects on the street and overcoming the fear of approaching strangers for portraits. Sony, like Nader, Rediet, Dinah and a host of my other fellow DFA participants have completely mastered this. Sony and I saw this and shot it differently. I think we were both excited by our own individual results and exchanges like this dominated the Photo Walk. I cannot wait to get back to Addis....better yet maybe I will gather up a few folks in NY or the DMV and strike out on some US Photo walks until I return to the continent..... Hmmmmm.....#ethiopia #ethiopian #fuji #fujixt1 #fujifilm #habesha #DFA #dfaplc #dfaphotowalk #dfaphotowalkaddis #africarising #africa #streetphotography #streetpics