With every generation, the chance to see some of the world’s last tribal people living authentically dwindles. When I visited the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia almost two decades ago, there were few ...
New York-based art director and photographer Diego Arroyo recently returned from a trip to Ethiopia to document the ancient tribes of the Omo Valley. During his time in Ethiopia, Arroyo spent time ...
08 March 2016 • 3:23pm These photos by photographer Massimo Rumi of the lost world of the Omo Valley gives a glimpse into one of the most remote and beautiful parts of Africa. But beneath the surface, ...
Remoteness and the lack of education and access to most modern technology mean that tribal people rarely have the skills and infrastructure to control the timing or basic terms of tourist visits. Omo ...
Survival has received disturbing reports of a crackdown on tribal people opposed to Ethiopia's program to remove them from their lands in the Omo region and force them to resettle in villages. The ...
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A dam project and sugarcane plantation intended to transform southern Ethiopia could mean the end to a way of life for indigenous people living in the region. The $1.7 billion hydroelectric Gibe III ...
Art ventures into the Omo Valley, Ethiopia’s nearly inaccessible and richest tribal zone. Ethiopia is like no other place in Africa. In this episode, Art ventures into the Omo Valley, Ethiopia’s ...
The cultural heritage of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley has, until recently, been relatively untouched by globalisation however nowadays dressing up for visitors has become normalised Massimo said: “My biggest ...