There are not many places like the Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia on this planet! Where do you find so many different cultures and ethnic groups in a relatively small area who still cling to their traditional way of life? This is absolutely unique, even the “Birr for Photo” business – Here you find a selection of 25 pictures from Ethiopia (Lower Omo Valley)


Dorze people, near Arba Minch, Omo Valley

Beehive-shaped huts, Dorze village, near Arba Minch, Omo Valley

At a cattle market, near Arba Minch, Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Omo River, near Omorate, Lower Omo Valley

Arbore People, Arbore, Lower Omo Valley

Arbore People, Arbore, Lower Omo Valley

Dasanech Village, across the Omo River, near Omorate, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Dasanech People, across the Omo River, near Omorate, Lower Omo Valley

Dasanech People, across the Omo River, near Omorate, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Dasanech People, across the Omo River, near Omorate, Lower Omo Valley

Ari Village, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Bull-Jumping Ceremony, Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley

Bull-Jumping Ceremony, Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley

Bull-Jumping Ceremony, Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley

The “Jumper”, Bull-Jumping Ceremony, Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley

Preparing an Injera – Ari Village, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley

Ari Village, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley

Mursi woman, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley

Mursi woman, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley

Mursi women, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley

Mursi woman, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley

Mursi woman, Mago National Park, Lower Omo Valley

The most distinctive of all ethnic groups in the Omo Valley: the Mursi, famous for the huge Lip Plates the women are sporting. Mago National Park, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

The most distinctive of all ethnic groups in the Omo Valley: the Mursi, famous for the huge Lip Plates the women are sporting. Mago National Park, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

The most distinctive of all ethnic groups in the Omo Valley: the Mursi, famous for the huge Lip Plates the women are sporting. Mago National Park, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

The most distinctive of all ethnic groups in the Omo Valley: the Mursi, famous for the huge Lip Plates the women are sporting. Mago National Park, near Jinka, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Two kids in their “Sunday Dress”, Downtown Jinka – Lower Omo Valley

Downtown Jinka – Lower Omo Valley

Shasheme Market, Omo Valley

Bull-Jumping Ceremony of the Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Maza, Bull-Jumping Ceremony of the Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa

Bull-Jumping Ceremony, Hamer People, near Turmi, Lower Omo Valley, South Ethiopia, Africa
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