The Photo Project: Ethiopia
The Photo Project: Ethiopia

In December 2014, my friend Daniel (behind the camera, lower right) asked me to join him on a trip to Africa for his new endeavor ThePhotoProject.com. The idea is simple: Take pictures of people who have never had their photo taken before, or never held a printed picture of themselves, and give them one. It was an incredible, challenging and life-changing experience in a country that is brutal and beautiful, chaotic and stunning, breathtaking and heartbreaking, and it is full of extraordinary people. These are some of them...

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The Photo Project: Ethiopia
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The Photo Project: Ethiopia

In December 2014, my friend Daniel (behind the camera, lower right) asked me to join him on a trip to Africa for his new endeavor ThePhotoProject.com. The idea is simple: Take pictures of people who have never had their photo taken before, or never held a printed picture of themselves, and give them one. It was an incredible, challenging and life-changing experience in a country that is brutal and beautiful, chaotic and stunning, breathtaking and heartbreaking, and it is full of extraordinary people. These are some of them...

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