Mursi warrior Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Mursi tribe are an African tribe from the isolated Debub Omo Zone in Southern Ethiopia near the border with Sudan. The Mursi have a reputation for being one of the more aggressive African tribes. Similar to the Hammer tribe, the Mursi tribe commonly drink a mixture of blood and milk as do other African tribes in the region.

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Mistral (13852) 2009-11-02 14:13

Hi Krzysztof,
excellent image rich in sharpness and details.
Pity for the lack of a note...
A smile
Luca

zoomer (686) 2009-11-02 16:46

Inconcruous affair which is well suited to B+W.Traditional native getup with modern firearms.Regards Wolf.

merckcrl (223) 2009-11-02 22:39

This is a very interesting subject. I wonder, though, if color would add some more interest.

pauloog (7121) 2009-11-03 2:26

Hello Krzysztof,
A frightening sight this warrior with the traditional symbols but modern machinery...
Very well executed with a perfect rendering of the skin texture and a good background.
An explanatoryu note woudl have been welcome.
Regards,
Paul

JanD (15303) 2009-12-06 11:17

Czolem Climber1974!
Zdjecie idealnie pasuje do "Hebanu" Ryszarda Kapuscinskiego. Swietna i sygestywna fotografia.
Pozdrawiam.

Bluejeans (33457) 2009-12-28 15:55

Ola Krzysztof,
Que foto bem dramática com este homem e a sua pistola , um autentico guerreiro , muitos matam sem perdão , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

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