21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
MAKAEL

I took this photograph in a cow camp of the Surma etinia in the Omo Valley of southern Ethiopia. These children leave their home for 4 months to accompany their parents with their livestock to look for areas with greener pastures. Every 10 days they change location once the cattle have finished with the fresh grass.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Ethiopia
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Juan Carlos Ruiz Duarte