Ethiopia's Omo Valley "The Surma Tribe. Portrait photograph by Ed Asmus, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022

Finalist Portrait · July 2022

Ethiopia's Omo Valley "The Surma Tribe"

by Ed Asmus

"Stunning" is a word that I ofter don't use. In this particular case, my trip to visit Ethiopia's Omo Valley was not only stunning but strange, otherworldly and almost ancestral. This magical place is know as the "Cradle of Mankind" home of the oldest humanoid fossil, AL-288-1 or Lucy. 3.5 million years after her I went to visit and photograph her descendants. This tribe is know as the Surma Tribe.

The July 2022 Portrait award

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Mesmerizing gaze, Haifa, Israel. Portrait photograph by Andrey Pochernin, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Winner Andrey Pochernin Mesmerizing gaze. Red, Crowley, TX 76036, USA. Portrait photograph by Allyson Demers, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Allyson Demers Red Bed time, Bat Yam, Israel. Portrait photograph by Andrey Pochernin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Andrey Pochernin Bed time Birthday Blues, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Portrait photograph by Frederick Balian, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Frederick Balian Birthday Blues Portrait of a Friend, Evanston, IL, USA. Portrait photograph by Gregory Morton, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Gregory Morton Portrait of a Friend TepNo, Canada. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Ian Pettigrew TepNo She IV. Portrait photograph by Jacek Kutyba, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Jacek Kutyba She IV The Woman, Budapest, Hungary. Portrait photograph by Tamas Szabo-Ambrus, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 Tamas Szabo-Ambrus The Woman Scent of Austin 07232022B, Austin, TX, USA. Portrait photograph by ziesook you, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2022 ziesook you Scent of Austin 07232022B

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