Travelling by jeep through OMO Valley, from the riverbanks, the highlands, down to the Kenyan border, we came across 5 different indigenous groups. But shooting in Ethiopia wasn’t easy.
Tribes like the Banna, Karo and Mursi can be quite intimidating and their attitude towards foreigners isn’t necessarily the friendliest. We came to take pictures of Kalashnikov wielding warriors, with credos like ‘It’s better to die than to live without killing’ and ‘A close friend can become a close enemy’.
Read more at the following link: http://www.beforethey.com/journey/ethiopia
