RIDING WAVES


RIDING WAVES

A man is riding a bicycle in the freshly-polished bike path corridor as he carries a medium-sized advertising board at the back of his cart shadowed by the cloudy weather, around Bole (in front of Sky-light hotel). The Addis Abeba city administration is on a mammoth task of developing the second faith corridor development project under the spirit of unveiling new roads, cycling lanes, and walkways. Plans include 134.4Km of asphalt paving to open up key routes, along with 140.7Km dedicated to cycling lanes. Nearly half of the 566.5hct is earmarked for green spaces, including golf courses, sports fields, forests, and an extensive network of parks and recreational facilities.


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WOODEN BANKS

In the sunlit streets of Gotera, a young artisan crouches by a neat stack of handmade wooden piggy banks, presenting one to a passerby for 100 to 200 birr. With simple tools and a practical design, his work speaks to quiet entrepreneurship and community spirit built from the ground up. Each box, crafted with care, carries the promise of savings and small beginnings. In a city of rapid change, his presence offers a moment of patience and purpose...


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CRASH AFTERMATH

A young shoeshine boy stands by the crossroad where the street light and rail fence at Lancha Debrezit Road lies in disrepair following a car accident, with twisted metal and debris strewn across the walkway. Chunks of concrete and broken railings force pedestrians to navigate through the wreckage, with the absence of adequate protective barriers between vehicles, pedestrians, and the rail line...


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URBAN TILT

In Qilinto, a fallen streetlight pole leans awkwardly across the pavement, its lamp pointing downward as though bowing to the stacks of construction blocks beneath it. Behind the construction materials, a red-orange residential block with barred windows rises quietly, partially obscured by tall trees. The scene dispalys different occurances at once with piles of paving blocks indicating road or walkway work in progress. The damaged streetlight poses both a safety concern and a striking visual co...