Heritage - beautiful Eritrea

When I went to Eritrea in 2017, I wanted to capture special pictures of the people, the landscape and the beautiful colors of Eritrea. I realized it is an advantage to be in control of a language (in this case Tigrinya), so you are more able to connect to the people, because most of the portrait pictures weren't taken of relatives, but also from people I don't know. All the pictures I took have a kind of purity, because when I asked people to take pictures of them, I didn't direct them, they did their pose on their own. It was my goal to give the audience a feeling and an idea of Eritrea, so that they can imagine how it is over there.

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Himbirti / Eritrea - the hometown of my father
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Himbirti / Eritrea - the hometown of my father

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Himbirti / Eritrea - children playing outside
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Himbirti / Eritrea - children playing outside

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Massawa / Eritrea - Al Rashaida man with his camel
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Massawa / Eritrea - Al Rashaida man with his camel

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Adi Guadad / Eritrea - one of the most wonderful people I know - my grandmother
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Adi Guadad / Eritrea - one of the most wonderful people I know - my grandmother

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - children who sell chewing gums
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Asmara / Eritrea - children who sell chewing gums

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - children who sell chewing gums
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Asmara / Eritrea - children who sell chewing gums

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - yellow days
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Asmara / Eritrea - yellow days

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - people who sell "Belles" (prickly pear)
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Asmara / Eritrea - people who sell "Belles" (prickly pear)

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - at the market
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Asmara / Eritrea - at the market

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - random boy who wanted to take a picture with a donkey
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Asmara / Eritrea - random boy who wanted to take a picture with a donkey

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - girl playing outside
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Asmara / Eritrea - girl playing outside

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - my chaotic twin cousins
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Asmara / Eritrea - my chaotic twin cousins

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - market
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Asmara / Eritrea - market

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - market
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Asmara / Eritrea - market

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea - old man walking down the street
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Asmara / Eritrea - old man walking down the street

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Himbirti / Eritrea - the hometown of my father
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Himbirti / Eritrea - the hometown of my father

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Himbirti / Eritrea - one of my wonderful cousins
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Himbirti / Eritrea - one of my wonderful cousins

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Himbirti / Eritrea - boy of Himbirti
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Himbirti / Eritrea - boy of Himbirti

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Asmara / Eritrea
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Asmara / Eritrea

© Akberet Johanna Ghebray - Massawa / Eritrea - breathtaking camel horde
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Massawa / Eritrea - breathtaking camel horde