🏙️NONE of these images are in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 capital of #AddisAbaba.
They are in fact from six OTHER parts of #Ethiopia that are farther away from the capital.
There is rather some annoying commentary from many observers of #Ethiopia, especially from other fellow #Africans , who speculate that the rapid urbanization of Ethiopia is limited to one city, one small street or to AI imagery.
Well, I can assure you that it is not.
Yes, like any other country Ethiopia has complicated and mixed bag narratives, successes and failures. Nevertheless, its consistent rise and transformation is in no doubt, in spite of the geo politics tag of war or dizzyingly swinging pendulum of politics.
I for one, choose to remain hopeful, as ever.
#Bahirdar
#Hawassa
#Arbaminch
#Harar
#Adama
#Afar
it’s not just that there are bad actors who do this, and have done so for centuries (in many other forums)
it’s also a combination of well-intentioned people being grossly incompetent, or worse, indifferent to the output
either way, it sucks, and it drives me mad
nearly every picture taken of ethiopia is always in odious quality
what good is the beauty you’re trying to capture for the world when it’s filtered through poor camera?
if the goal is casting ugliness and drive the good ol’ narrative that imperialists have long historically run with, then bravo — mission accomplished, morons!!