Photo of the Day

Jan. 1 2013


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A Kara boy in Ethiopias Omo Valley decorates his body with clay and ash to protect himself from the dark spirits associated with the lightning from the October rains.


"A Kara boy in Ethiopia's Omo Valley decorates his body with clay and ash to protect himself from the dark spirits associated with the lightning from the October rains."

Photo of the Day: January 1, 2013. An Editors' Pick from our 2012 Photo Contest.
Daniel Sullivan (Haiku, HI); Photographed October 01, 2010, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa


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