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). The job opened my eyes to the world and kept my dream of living in Ethiopia alive.  I lived here for a short period in 2005 but I felt I had to be back. I was blessed to join a great magazine that I have been shooting for almost every day. The magazine is aptly named Addis Life. Addis being Amharic (local language) for new. Its an Image/ Design heavy lifestyle magazine that’s going to be the real deal!

Im sorry for not posting in forever but that is going to change as I hope to shoot and post on a regular basis. I live in Africa.. No excuse.. except for spotty internet. But make sure to come back by a check out what’s going on here.

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(Not sure if they are laughing with me or at me)

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The Greatest of all time!

Haile Gebrselassie, Greatest long distance runner of all time.

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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 is unbelievably humble and quite hilarious. He holds the marathon world record at 2:03:59. THATS RUNNING 26 miles in 2 hours… What???

Just so you know when we left his house we walked up the stairs together and I hung with him all 17 steps.

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These are the first pair of shoes Haile ever raced with. Before he borrowed this pair from his brother he raced barefoot. After winning this particular race he returned the shoes to his brother. Little did he know he would soon sign a lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas.

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Graham & Melissa

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Quick Road Trip

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Last Week my best Bud’s and I went to Canada. It was one last trip together before I move to Ethiopia. We drove over 3,500 miles in 9 days. UMM Ridiculous! The Photos I’ve posted are some of the favorite places we visited. My Favorite stop was the Ghost Lab in Nova Scotia. The Ghost Lab is a research facility of McKay-Lyons Sweetapple Limited. For more on the Ghost lab click Here. We had the pleasure of meeting Bryan-McKay Lyons and spending a few days on his wonderful property. For more info on the location click Here.

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