honorable mention
Jim Guerard united states
title
Flower People
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entry description
Using a black cloth hung from tree branches, I spent 4 days camping and photographing the people of the Suri Tribe along the Kibish River in southwest Ethiopia. The Suri are a proud, semi-nomadic people that live in southwest Ethiopia and South Sudan. They use grasses, flowers and branches for headdresses and face-paint made from ash, clay, flowers and mud, which is then applied with their hands, sticks and flowers for decorative patterns.about the photographer
Jim began exploring photography in 2007 as entertainment on weekends during long business trips to Europe and Asia. Jim ventured deeper into photography after retiring and continues to hone his craft on the local area's scenic vistas and through an active travel schedule. Jim’s priority is collecting images from around the world, intended to stir awareness and offer glimpses of elements in nature and distant cultures that are rapidly changing, and in some cases at risk of disappearing entirely.back to gallery