WINTER BLUES


WINTER BLUES

A painting around Qera represents the cattle market nearby. The legendary Qera field is capable of accommodating up to 20,000 cattle. The winter season presents frustration for the vendors in the area as their herd suffers from joint pain from the cold, ultimately decreasing prices. With the New Year around the corner, prices are expected to surge fetching up to 300,000 Br for a single ox.


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FAREWELL FASHION

Clothes of various colours and styles greet would-be customers looking for a bargain near Ambassador Cinema at semi-permanent stalls slated for removal. Informal markets and street vendors face growing pressure from Addis Abeba's redevelopment and government policies aimed at formalizing retail spaces. While such changes can improve infrastructure and create organized shopping districts, they often come at a cost to small vendors, whose livelihoods depend on affordable, accessible locations. The...


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TRANSIT TANGO

A dedicated public transport hub has sprung up in Megenagna with numerous minibuses and midi-buses parked in rows. The bustling transit area is unpaved with a red dirt covering, in contrast to other terminals that have propped up around Addis Abeba that are paved with asphalt, perhaps indicating the temporariness of the site that was previously slated as the headquarters of Addis Chamber. Such hubs are crucial for daily commuting and local economies, providing jobs and facilitating commerce by c...


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BLADE BLAZE

A traditional metal worker and knife forger is sitting in front of a small fire with an Ethio telecom network facility in the background, using a makeshift fan made out of rubber to stoke the flames. The resourceful man exhibits the ingenuity and adaptability of traditional craftsmen, who often repurpose available materials to aid in their work. Traditional knife-making involves heating metal to high temperatures and then shaping it into knives using tools and manual labor...


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