Amora Gedel National Park
At less than 1 square kilometer, Amora Gedel National Park in Hawassa ethiopia, is probably one of the smallest national parks in Africa! Situated on a small peninsula, bordering Hawassa town, the locals come to the park for relaxation as well as doing some fishing from the shore, while vervet monkeys and Colobus monkeys and birds of many species wander around, looking for food. Actually there is also occupation inside the park, as a few families have build small houses and live there. So aside from being one of the smallest national parks in Africa, it may also be the one that has a higher density of people versus animals. Even, occasionally hippoes are to be spotted too as well as monitor lizards swimming in the lake. The mix of animals and people living in peaceful co-existance gives a unique impression that I have tried to portray in this series. All images have been shot on analog film and scanned on a Hasselblad/Imacon scanner – prints can be bought in small numbered series, signed by the artist, with a certificate of authenticity!
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Man fishing in lake Awasa during a downpour, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Vervet monkey, people and marabou storks, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
People walking towards the sunset as a marabou stork has settled in a tree for the night. Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Lightning over Lake Awasa, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Boys with their catch of tilapia, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Cumulus clouds, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Pelicans, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Vervet monkey and people, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Rainbow over Mount Tabor, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Boy outside the entrance to Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Fig tree, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Dead donkey, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Lake Awasa, Amora Gedel National Park
Amora Gedel National Park
Amora Gedel National Park, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Amora Gedel National Park, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Black and white Colobus monkey resting on a electric pole in the street in Hawassa, Ethiopia
Vervet monkeys, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Acacia tree and lake Awasa, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Marabou stork, Amora Gedel National Park, Ethiopia
Used plastic bottles litter the ground in Amora Gedel National Park