Fascinating Ethiopia Photo Gallery by Johan Gerrits at pbase.com

Fascinating Ethiopia

An underrated country which shows another side then only hunger: but fascinating people, great nature and a very old forgotten culture.

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mzungu		08-Jun-2017 11:14
Fascinating indeed!

Guest		29-Sep-2012 15:33
It is a fascinating gallery that takes us to a place so far and different.. Beautiful photographies. Superb. -V-

Guest		12-Dec-2011 17:18
Amazing photos! Great capture that show off a proud and beautiful people

Gulani		08-Jun-2010 10:23
Wow! fascinating faces of true nature, beauty, dignity, culture of a country yet to be known of its main colours...I feel is just behind me because now I know the real ETHIOPIA...

Guest		14-May-2010 16:55
Outstanding collection of diverse photos.

joseantonio		24-Apr-2010 09:25
A great collections of fascination portraits

Guest		05-Dec-2009 03:12
Very much enjoyed browsing all your galleries!

Lieve Snellings		30-Nov-2009 00:53
what a fascinating gallery, this is so terrific, spectacular, wonderful to see. I have seen every image at least one time, some several, loved it so much to walk in this fascinating Ethiopia. Thanks a lot for sharing ! BV

cmartine		06-Nov-2009 12:24
your title is the right one, your work is fascinating!!! a beautiful collection of portraits!!

Pawel		30-Jan-2009 20:56
Superb culture showcase, BV

RSantos		20-Jan-2009 23:23
truly fascinating. v

maribel balius		21-Sep-2008 16:29
A friend of mine told me that Ethiopia was one of the most wonderful places you can see. Now I feel closer of that country with your gallery, full of smiles, special looks and beautiful landscapes. Congratulations. Best regards from Madrid. GMV

alfredo camba jr.		28-Jul-2008 11:22
What a beautiful gallery! Very impressive images! Big vote!!

uuuu		22-Jul-2008 18:27
exceptional documentary work, V.

Robert Marcsa		22-May-2008 10:16
Excellent gallery, fantastic .... BigVote!

Luca Scandella		25-Dec-2007 13:19
A country and a people that will steal your soul, a great travel, big shots... Voted!

Guest		07-Dec-2007 11:43
EXCELLENT

Guest		05-Dec-2007 18:25
amazing, superb shots and portraits here huge vote from me !!

Guest		30-Nov-2007 11:31
great gallery. this helps us to better understand in that world we live

Guest		03-Oct-2007 08:22
great gallery

Guest		14-Aug-2007 17:15
Absolutly amazing gallerie

GP Merfeld		05-Aug-2007 22:24
An amazing collection of images. Extraordinary work!

Anna Pagnacco		27-Jul-2007 14:18
A splendid collection of excellent and interesting shots. High quality photography !! ( V ) Anna

Gervan		06-Jul-2007 21:14
Fantastic gallery. V.

Guest		15-Jun-2007 11:50
Fantastic gallery, Johan......Beautiful Work!! ~V~

Fred Relaix		07-Jun-2007 12:56
Beautiful Gallery Johan! Congratulation. I hope to go in Ethiopia soon. Thanks for sharing, V.

Guest		04-Jun-2007 04:54
Wonderful site. JT

Guest		02-Jun-2007 14:18
It's truly depicting the title aptly, FASCINATING.

123		02-Jun-2007 07:18
Phenomenal gallery. Voted

Guest		31-May-2007 09:28
Excellent shot...

Guest		14-May-2007 08:48
Wat een indrukwekkend album is dit, echt prachtig. Ik zou de foto's 1 voor 1 willen voorzien van commentaar maar helaas het zijn er echt te veel dus ik pik straks mijn favo's er uit.

Guest		14-May-2007 08:37
Great work :o) Phill

Kiriakos Korakis		14-May-2007 05:28
This is a great gallery ! Colour,portraiture,composition are all at the rendez-vous ! Voted !!!

Sergio Pessolano		13-May-2007 20:10
Great documentary work. Voted.

Herve Blandin		11-May-2007 04:58
everything has been said below, I will simply add: Thank you.

Guest		10-Apr-2007 01:29
Exccelent gallery, with very nice portraits!

Marjan Schavemaker		26-Jan-2007 19:28
Schitterende gallery, Johan!

Luca Zanoni		24-Jan-2007 10:30
Outstandig Gal. Super. V

Robert Marcsa		10-Jan-2007 20:34
voted .... grat!

Patricia Lay-Dorsey		09-Jan-2007 23:23
Thank you for sharing this gallery with our PBase community. Not only are your photos exquisite, but the people we see through your eyes touch us with their dignity and humanity. It helps bring home the point that the world's troubles are not caused by the ordinary people but by a few who have more power than is good for them. Voted.

Wondmeneh Gelagle		22-Nov-2006 08:07
This is what i always wanted people to understand and see us in the other side of life. This is what we are except some unforseen incidents and this ho we alwaays wanted to be remembered and i am glad that i accompanied Mr. Johan G. to do all this fascinating pictures and expose our ture nature to the people who wanted to visit us. Well done and please see us this way. Amesegnalhu Johan,

Jan Koster		13-Nov-2006 23:31
Very interesting gallery, great photography! Voted!!!

Yves Rubin		11-Nov-2006 00:24
Beautiful work you have here! This is a real tribute to these people.

Guest		10-Nov-2006 13:20
Beautiful captures of love and culture.

Guest		09-Nov-2006 21:18
Beautiful. I love the respect you show to this people. Congratulations

JOSE MATA		07-Nov-2006 14:16
MARAVILLOSA GALERIA , MI VOTO .

Guest		06-Nov-2006 01:28
Wonderful gallery...really nice portraits. V

Guest		05-Nov-2006 05:14
well done. Great portraits.

Jola Dziubinska		05-Nov-2006 01:17
Voted too. Great gallery.

Hodero		04-Nov-2006 22:19
Enough has been said. One Big Vote !

oochappan		03-Nov-2006 15:56
een prachtige reeks portraiten en uitzonderlijk mooie landschappn Johan !

Guest		02-Nov-2006 09:35
ben zeer onder de indruk van al je foto's mijn complimenten.

Guest		25-Oct-2006 21:36
A marvelous gallery, bringing character and insight into the people and the place. thank you for sharing this (and your other galleries) with us.

Eric Pouhier		16-May-2006 18:44
This is great, it has been a great pleasure to go across this awesome gallery ! Bravo, Best regards, ERic

Guest		29-Apr-2006 17:43
Fantastic shots!

Ken McColl		14-Apr-2006 01:38
A gallery to be proud of. You have caught another side of the Ethiopian story, wonderful images; well done. Regards KMc

Jean-Fran�ois Hasson		29-Jan-2006 14:52
stayed one hour in "fascinating Ethiopia" with a doubtless fascinating photographer. Makes me trust humanity more than before. Looking forward another hour in Mali & Ghana. A "google" thanks.

Guest		21-Jan-2006 04:34
One of 4 or 5 best galleries on pBase.

G.Pietro Munaretto		11-Jan-2006 07:56
bellissime

GETACHEW HAILU		18-Nov-2005 12:34
"DIVERSITY IS BEAUTY".the galary speaks more than a book.Different culture,Different languge,different dressing stil but ONE GREAT COUNTRY.ETHIOPIA THE HOME OF BEAUTY!!!!!

Gonzalo Garcia de Viedma		28-Oct-2005 17:52
excellent gallery from the first to the last photo. From now I have a new dream and it is visit Ethiopia.

Guest		28-Oct-2005 14:28
Your portraits are wonderful. I know how tough it can be to capture candids like this. I am travelling in Ethiopia for a month in Jan 2006, mostly the south and central areas, totake photos and see the country.

frank liu		02-Sep-2005 20:41
Very beautiful gallery!

Guest		22-Jun-2005 20:19
You make love all people you photographed

Guest		14-Apr-2005 17:07
Stunning gallery! Well done! Amihay

Dougie Young		28-Mar-2005 10:42
Fantastic thought provking photos and comments. Thanks for sharing

monique jansen		27-Mar-2005 08:02
A very impressive gallery with lovely close-up portraits, mo

steve burcick		27-Feb-2005 14:16
They don't look hungry to me.

Kunjan Zaveri		26-Feb-2005 18:35
Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

Guest		26-Feb-2005 02:42
Wonderful gallery, much enjoyed.

Vangy		26-Feb-2005 01:24
These images of another life, another country, are absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing.

anthony legg		24-Feb-2005 05:14
Absolutely stunning gallery. I meant to travel through Ethiopia a few years ago but got stuck in sudan (another beautiful country). This gallery reminds me that I should return there soon. Thanks.

Lloyd Prudhomme		20-Feb-2005 18:14
this is such a wonderful gallery ...the beauty of these people will haunt my dreams..a life so simple yet so wonderful ..it a shame that we turn or backs and close our eye's and pretend...all is well

Guest		09-Feb-2005 15:57
It's an old saying," Black is beautiful " and how true it is. You have brought home some beautiful images .Thanks,Robert Woolrich.

Chris Sofopoulos		04-Feb-2005 23:13
Incredible shots! Perfect gallery. Congratulations.

Guest		17-Jan-2005 22:49
a great gallery, I love it. It makes me want to travel there. Thanks. Claude

Guest		17-Dec-2004 13:27
Yes, fascinating it is. Great photos - a piece of information to each picture would be nice. Cheers

Guest		09-Dec-2004 17:40
Great pictures. The images are from different parts of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). It sad to see the hatred between fellow Ethiopians which I gathered from the statement made by Konso. I have lived in Konso and most of the southern regions as a volunteer aid worker and what I have seen is not what Konso's statement reflect. There are favoritism when it comes to the govt. and that is evident in any nation (even the western). Talking about slavery, there are lots of “Ethiopians” who have been traded for slavery aside from the southern region. Abyssinia used to extend to the west past Chad, south to Rwanda and east to Yemen. I would recommend that Mr. Konso to do some research and learn more about the beautiful nation and about the society that created it instead of making baseless statement. It is amazing to see such diversity but one thing I wish is for all the ethnic groups to live as one, as humans. I apologies for posting such a political message in this guest book, I didn’t want others (with limited knowledge about the history of Ethiopia) to be misguided. For the person who created this website, I can not thank you enough for showing my culture and tradition.

Vinay		05-Dec-2004 09:53
Visiting again, great gallery. Noticed the comment below in response to mine. No offense was intended, I thought the northern part was Eritrea and that Abyssinia was below that. I've read quite a bit about that region but my memory is quite a bit hazy since that was a few years ago. However, as I recall famine existed in all parts of Ethiopia and was promoted by the ruling Derge as a way against the Oromos, Eritreans, Tigreans etc. Unfortunately the policy of famine continues to exist in Africa today as a way to single out and annhilate people that are ethnically different from the ruling majority.

Guest		20-Nov-2004 21:12
This is a beatiful gallery! Congratulations.

Guest		15-Nov-2004 17:06
Nice portraits, enjory your gallery

Konso		14-Nov-2004 08:24
Viny: The phots are NOT from Abyssinia!. Abyssinia represents northern half of Ethiopia where people have 'semitic' features and are followers of orthodox christianity. Abyssinians, despite having been the king-making people of Ethiopia (ruling people), have nothing genuinly African muchless somethig remotely postive to offer the world. Their (Abysssinian Ethiopians') greatest legacy has been the endless and sad famine episodes. Most of the pictures by Johan are from southern Ethiopia. Indigenous peoples in southern Ethiopia have, for centuries, been hunted down (by the Abyssinians) and EXPORTED as slaves to Arabia, Middle East, India. Even today, these people are far from being free as they are continued to be treated as slaves or the untouchables in their own homelands by the "Ethiopians" (Abyssinians). So despite the smiles, lets remember that all is not well for these beautiful people who are the "last of true Africans". Konso

Vinay		05-Nov-2004 15:46
Fascinating gallery of Abyssinia. Thanks

Wendy O		05-Nov-2004 15:34
What a wonderful gallery! You captured the beauty of these people so well. I enjoyed every shot!

Karin Paterson		03-Nov-2004 23:45
This is just the most wonderful gallery, I wish we could see things with your eyes all the time! Thanks so much for sharing these fabulous photos.

Teresa Vilhena		03-Nov-2004 22:21
Wonderful!

lorand		31-Oct-2004 13:11
This gallery are absolutely beautiful. Great works!!!

Terry Alexander		30-Oct-2004 17:04
Excellent work

Guest		29-Oct-2004 15:06
I agree with Chris...some picture really really evocative

Guest		29-Oct-2004 13:11
Great pictures. You really captured these people well I think.

Guest		28-Oct-2004 16:24
Great Gallery!

Besati		28-Oct-2004 15:49
Absolutely fantastic gallery ((with a big woooow))!!! Wonderful portraits and excellent scenics.

William Brennan		28-Oct-2004 14:38
Fascinating Ethiopia? Absolutely right!! Every portrait in this gallery reveals that fascination. Bravo, Johan!

Guest		27-Oct-2004 23:22
An amazing array of faces from what must have been a fantastic journey. Wonderful, Johan!

Sheila Smart		27-Oct-2004 05:46
The absolute best of human images on this site. Very well done. These are images to be proud of. Cheers Sheila

Guest		26-Oct-2004 23:18
A wonderful and coloful gallery of a culture I am not familiar with other than the news reportings. Do the different colors and dress represent a specific thing? john

Guest		26-Oct-2004 22:53
Johan, superbe photos .... As you say it is nice to see another happy side of this country .... Or just photos of this country so few visited .... Long time i'm thinking of going, your gallerie is more than motivating .... best regards. Emmanuel (opale75)

andronikkie		26-Oct-2004 14:25
Johan congratulations. Excellent shots and colors. Thanks!

Guest		26-Oct-2004 14:24
!!!!!five star photography!!!!!

Rob Oele		26-Oct-2004 10:48
Johan, dit is geweldig! Het is een vorm van "streetphotography" die boven alles uitsteekt wat je hier of elders in de Westerse wereld kunt bereiken. Ik heb wat op dat vlak in Leiden en Rotterdam gedaan, maar de mensen die jij hier fotografeert zijn zo open, vriendelijk, goedgemutst, vertrouwend en niet te vergeten mooi dat alle plaatjes kwaliteit opleveren. Je maakt zo wel een fantastiche entree op Pbase, probeer zoiets toch ook eens in Nederland zou ik zeggen; is dat geen uitdaging? Vriendelijke groet, Rob Oele P.S. In English: I gave Johan compliments about his "streetphotography" which excells above anything done in the Western part of the world.

Johan Gerrits		25-Oct-2004 20:40
Thanks everybody for the nice comments, for Dan, a Canon 10D

Guest		25-Oct-2004 15:22
Fascinating & beautfiul!

Adrian Calin		25-Oct-2004 14:30
absolutely fabulous. real art, your gallery. thanks for sharing.

Paul Keates		25-Oct-2004 09:43
Congratulations, this is a magnificent collection of images.

Guest		25-Oct-2004 04:53
Great work Johan! Very amazing shots, they've also got a very important documentary value. Thanks for sharing! Regards from Buenos Aires, Pablo

Dan		25-Oct-2004 01:15
Fantastic Gallery. What camera did you use?

Kari V		24-Oct-2004 15:58
Fabulous photo's. Thanks for sharing them. If your not, you should be making a living doing this.

Sheri		23-Oct-2004 21:55
As gorgeous as anything I've ever seen in National Geographic!

Guest		23-Oct-2004 20:02
This is really amazing stuff, especially the portraits, which are some of the best I've seen.

Gary Hebert		23-Oct-2004 13:45
Very expressive and powerful gallery. Really enjoyed my trip thru your images. Deserves much more than my vote... Especially like the joyful atmosphere you have presented. Regards.

Guest		23-Oct-2004 13:14
Great job! Nice capture of expressions on people's faces.

n		23-Oct-2004 02:33
There are wonderful colors in these photos that provide nice insights into another culture. I look forward to your next gallery.

gregory primo		23-Oct-2004 01:39
beautiful portraits of beautiful people excellent quality

jim		23-Oct-2004 00:52
This gallery is very amazing! Lots of colors of their culture! IN HIM, JIm http://teampages.tripod.com

Zane Paxton		22-Oct-2004 07:52
An amazing gallery! That lip thing's gotta hurt! Thanks for sharing.

Guest		21-Oct-2004 04:42
I could comment on almost every image, so ill just leave a message. Excellent gallery man! I really enjoyed viewing your shots of other peoples cultures.

Guest		21-Oct-2004 01:01
Wow .. very beautiful gallery. You really capture the mood. Almost like being there myself. I wish the photo size was a bit larger though :-)

Guest		17-Oct-2004 14:49
Nice pictures! I was there but nowhere near your photos! I only had few free hours but was fascinated by the country. Thanks a lot.

Guest		15-Oct-2004 10:31
plenty of good photographs here, congratulations. your picures make me want to go there...

Dennis Steinauer		15-Oct-2004 05:13
Remarkable photos! Congratulations. If you don't already work for National Geographic, you probably should.

Guest		14-Oct-2004 21:52
fascinating gallery indeed. two thumbs up.

dude		11-Oct-2004 22:54
Dude these shots made my heart "Shutter"

Guest		10-Oct-2004 17:34
very nice gallery. i am voting because i believe this gallery should be shared with others.

Lori Rolfe		10-Oct-2004 15:11
amazing images....

Johan Gerrits		08-Oct-2004 21:56
In dec'03 till januar'04

Guest		08-Oct-2004 21:20
beautiful work. when did you got to ethipia? good stuff.

Josy's Pics		08-Oct-2004 20:54
WOW.- I really like your gallery, excellent compositions and expresions!..for sure you did a good job.

Guest		08-Oct-2004 20:44
It is so pretty. Through a camera you have captured Ethiopian people's culture. It's amazing.

Guest		08-Oct-2004 20:04
Very interesting gallery!

Guest		03-Aug-2004 21:06
What beautiful faces in this gallery! And the beaded jewelry is so amazing!

Guest		01-Aug-2004 22:08
Interesting gallery. Some terrific expressions and personas captured here. All too often many of us only see what the media wants us to see and we see depressing images of sickly and saddened people. So refreshing to see another viewpoint and so nicely captured at that.

Ryszard Halgas		12-Apr-2004 16:42
Great shots. Great gallery!!!

Guest		12-Apr-2004 16:38
Great stuff. Some very nice images.

Mark Gillett		12-Apr-2004 12:39
Absolutely fab! Great shots and I am very envious. Mark

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