Contrasts

As I have written many times here, our lives contrast significantly with those of the people in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.  Beyond the obvious differences in our day to day lives I have been looking at the differences with the perfect lives advertising creates all around us.  When compared to what we have, they …

Fitting In

“Fitting in is about assessing a situation and becoming who you need to be to be accepted.  Belonging on the other hand, doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are”.   Brene Brown – The Gifts of Imperfection. This quote speaks loudly to me about the photographer …

Enough

One of the most meaningful insights I come back to over and over when I describe my experiences in Ethiopia to others is my realization that despite having very few material things, the people of the Omo Valley live very joyful and satisfying lives.  It would be easy to think that is just the children …