Madagascar’s Blue Economy
MASS Design Group and Path project
A compelling photo essay documenting a case study in establishing care for small and sick newborns in Ethiopia, featuring poignant images captured at the Gandhi Memorial Hospital and Yekatit 12 Hospital. The photo essay offers a powerful visual narrative, shedding light on the dedicated efforts and challenges faced in improving healthcare for vulnerable newborns in Ethiopia. Check the published link
Ts’om
Ts’om is is a Ge’ez language word meaning fasting or giving up your desires. Ge’ez is an ancient spoken and written language that began around the 4th century AD and was the main method of communication in North Ethiopia and South Eritrea until the 10th century. Currently, it has become the Orthodox church’s language in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Lent is the Longest fasting time in the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church; they fast for 55 days. During fasting time, people stop eating all dairy products, they become more reserved and they give up what their body desires.
USGS Investigates 50-Year Mystery of San Francisco Bay
For the last 50 years, USGS has been collecting data, monitors and analyzes on water, earth, and biological science. This photo was published at the Estuary online Magazine on March 2019.
Ketera
Timket or Epiphany is one of the highly celebrated religious festivities in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and followers celebrate this holiday for two days. The first day is Ketera, where all the churches bring out their Ark to a place where they spend the night usually closer to a water body and the second is Timket which is the main colorful day with religious chantings, religious and cultural music to praise the Lord. I followed the St. Gabriel Church in Mekelle on Ketera day and here are some of the photos.
The Oakland Hair Salon
Last Days of Richmond Horse Stable
Empty wooden stalls are everywhere; this is not an ideal place to keep your horses but many horse owners in Richmond used it as a shelter for more than one hundred horses. The horse stable located on the North Richmond at the address, 2777 Grant Road have been in business for about 19 years. Tenets choose this stable for its affordability however, after finding out illegal waste damping Richmond city officials ordered tenets to evacuate their horses and said the land is easy industry zone, it is not zoned for stable.
