Monthly Archives: August 2009

Boge Gebre

What a wonderful woman! This is an assignment I shot earlier this month for Associated Press.
Bogaletch Gebre was born in Kembatta in southern Ethiopia. She grew up in a culture where women experience heavy labor from a young age and are treated far less than equal from men. Determined to learn to read, she ran...

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New Life…

This title sums up the past 8 weeks. In early July I began a journey that has been non stop with some trials but mainly exciting new Experiences. Back in May I left a great job as a staff Photographer at Samaritan’s Purse International relief organization (for those interested sorry but the position is filled)....

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The Greatest of all time!

Haile Gebrselassie, Greatest long distance runner of all time.

This was one of the first photo shoots for Addis Life. He was gracious enough to invite us to his house for an interview and photos. After an hour of stories and viewing his trophies it dawned on me how important this man is to Ethiopia. He...

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