domi's ethiopia

Ich gehe schallend fort, ohne zu wissen wohin und kehre leise zurück, mit nichts als Bildern. Meine Fotografie ist nicht laut und auch nicht perfekt. Sie ist eine beschwerliche Suche und ein Finden von Fragezeichen. Es geht um fremde Orte und ihre heimlichen Herrscher, um stille Königreiche und Prinzen ohne Reich.

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“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”  ― B. A. Sáenz

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It’s difficult to ever go back to the same places or people. You turn away, even for a moment, and when you turn back around, everything’s changed.

Gabrielle Zevin, Elsewhere (via quoted-books)

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 Ethiopian Market

Wolayta Sodo, Ethiopia

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Streets of Harar

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School Boy, Menelik II Primary School, Addis Abeba/Arat Kilo

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Prince of Merkato, Addis Ababa

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I’ve got no money in my hands or my coat or my pocket Won't get to space cos I haven’t got a rocket But I’ve air in my lungs Eyes in my sockets And a heart that beats Like a tap that leaks

Passanger

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Good Morning Debre Markos

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Shoeshine Boys in Ziway

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I hated the mountains and the hills, the rivers and the rain. I hated the sunsets of whatever colour, I hated its beauty and its magic and the secret I would never know. I hated its indifference and the cruelty which was part of its loveliness. Above all I hated her. For she belonged to the magic and the loveliness. She had left me thirsty and all my life would be thirst and longing for what I had lost before I found it.

Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (via quoted-books)

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Simien Mountains, Gelada Baboons. Hilarious and lovely animals!

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Die Murmelspieler 

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Anor from Kulubi. Hiding from the rain. 

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I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.

Markus Zusak

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going over and over again through my pictures. still not even close to a final selection

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thanks for watching

Danke an alle die ab und zu in meinen Blog reingeschaut haben und vor allem Danke an meine Familie und Freunde die meinen Weg hier verfolgt haben. Zu wissen, dass das Ganze irgendwo nicht nur für mich ist, hat das Reisen wesentlich leichter gemacht. Freu mich jetzt riesig euch alle wieder zu sehen!

Big THANK YOU to all those Ethiopian followers and for every like and reblog. Your country is truly amazing and I’m so grateful for this experience. I hope my pictures are worthy to represent the beauty and potential and the stunning diversity of Ethiopia.

My time here is up but I certainly stay connected to Ethiopia. I still have a bunch of unpublished pictures and there’s gonna be at least one exhibition in Germany. So stay tuned!

Cheers, domi ;)