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"The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes with a population of about 200,000. These tribes have lived there for centuries. A massive hydroelectric dam and associated land grabs for plantations threaten these tribes of the Lower Omo River The tribes have lived in this area for centuries and have developed techniques to survive in a challenging environment. They have not given their free, prior and informed consent for the dam or the plantations and have already started to lose their livelihoods based on the river's natural flood cycle. However the future of these tribes lies in the balance. A massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe III, has now been built on the Omo river in order to support vast commercial plantations that are forcing the tribes from their land. Salini Costruttori, an Italian company, started construction work on the dam at the end of 2006, and it is now complete. The government is now planning to building Gibe IV and Gibe V. This will destroy a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes, which are closely linked to the river and its annual floo The truth about Tribal Ethiopia a picture is worth a thousand words. How much is the value of 286 pictures by the Dutch photographer Ingetje Tadros telling you the Truth of Tribal Ethiopia? Amazing and astonishing. Have a look inside and feel the threats by the Gibe III Hydroelectric Dam which could destroy the livelihoods of these tribes. A portion of sales of this book will be donated to ""Survival"","

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Ingetje Tadros images have all the hallmarks of a master photographer. Her images are a powerful blend of documentary portraiture with a candid insightfulness that leads the reader on an extraordinary journey into the world of tribal Ethiopia. Tadros's works is reminiscent of the great Henri Cartier-Bresson with her seemingly effortless ability to capture 'the decisive moment' where her subjects appear totally unaware of the presence of the camera. And yet there are other images, direct, confronting and demanding where the subjects connection with the viewer is wholly captivating. Ingetje's images contain a rawness and energy that is so sorely lacking from much of todays photography. Throughout this book Ingetje Tadros imagery is filled with a wonderful warmth and humanity that is intriguing, infectious and totally absorbing. Her work has given me a fresh insight into a country that is so often shown in a negative light. Ingetje Tadros's book gave me hope. J.C. Just wanted to share my thoughts on this awe inspiring book. Ingetje Tadros has captured tribal people in a way that is personal and inviting. The imagery is world class. Makes me want to drop everything and go travelling. It's rare that a photographer gets this close to these people. They obviously trust her and have let her into their amazing worlds. She has treated her subjects with respect and admiration and they in return have open their souls. V. We were lucky enough to have a look through Tribal Ethopia, Inge's first published book, before it hit the 'stores'. Have been fans of her work for years and always look forward to the collections of images she brings back from her photographic jaunts to the villages of the world. She has the ability to capture the true essence of their character and stories, not matter what their situation, history or circumstance. There is always much colour, joy, hope, human beauty and high spirits in the faces of Inge's subjects. She is able to draw out the best from them all. Now, through this wonderful book, Inge shares with the world what she sees through the camera's lens, with her eyes and heart. A visual feast! We will treasure our copy and enjoy sharing it with our friends and family. F. Here we see about 250 photos taken by a Dutch photographer with an excellent camera set-up (that lens alone is to cherish, and the envy of any photographer) published generously in an over 350 page book, with minimal captions presenting the culture, letting the images speak for themselves, and a very brief introduction explaining, very briefly, that these people's property, culture, ways of life and of survival, and lives will soon be entirely wiped out by the building of an enormous dam which benefits only the central government far away and the energy corporations. Perhaps more text might help those of us unfamiliar with the drastic situation which these good people soon will suffer, having survived for centuries with joy and dignity and love in a very hostile environment, only to be wiped out now by an unseeing bureaucracy far away. Perhaps these simple images may draw this plight, this crime against humanity, to the eyes of the world. Certainly we can each easily do the heavy lifting and the research from our armchair of the history and present perilous plight of these peoples. Perhaps a more specific title might help in this. We must look to the brief introduction to find specific tribal name and the name of the dam under construction. But the photos, as in any great photography, speak for themselves, as this cloud gathers over these people. Important ethnographic record, needed in these times, a rallying cry in the darkness, for help for these people, soon to be crushed.V.V. </p>

Ingetje Tadros images have all the hallmarks of a master photographer. Her images are a powerful blend of documentary portraiture with a candid insightfulness that leads the reader on an extraordinary journey into the world of tribal Ethiopia. Tadros's works is reminiscent of the great Henri Cartier-Bresson with her seemingly effortless ability to capture 'the decisive moment' where her subjects appear totally unaware of the presence of the camera. And yet there are other images, direct, confronting and demanding where the subjects connection with the viewer is wholly captivating. Ingetje's images contain a rawness and energy that is so sorely lacking from much of todays photography. Throughout this book Ingetje Tadros imagery is filled with a wonderful warmth and humanity that is intriguing, infectious and totally absorbing. Her work has given me a fresh insight into a country that is so often shown in a negative light. Ingetje Tadros's book gave me hope. J.C. Just wanted to share my thoughts on this awe inspiring book. Ingetje Tadros has captured tribal people in a way that is personal and inviting. The imagery is world class. Makes me want to drop everything and go travelling. It's rare that a photographer gets this close to these people. They obviously trust her and have let her into their amazing worlds. She has treated her subjects with respect and admiration and they in return have open their souls. V. We were lucky enough to have a look through Tribal Ethopia , Inge's first published book, before it hit the 'stores'. Have been fans of her work for years and always look forward to the collections of images she brings back from her photographic jaunts to the villages of the world. She has the ability to capture the true essence of their character and stories, not matter what their situation, history or circumstance. There is always much colour, joy, hope, human beauty and high spirits in the faces of Inge's subjects. She is able to draw out the best from them all. Now, through this wonderful book, Inge shares with the world what she sees through the camera's lens, with her eyes and heart. A visual feast! We will treasure our copy and enjoy sharing it with our friends and family. F. Here we see about 250 photos taken by a Dutch photographer with an excellent camera set-up (that lens alone is to cherish, and the envy of any photographer) published generously in an over 350 page book, with minimal captions presenting the culture, letting the images speak for themselves, and a very brief introduction explaining, very briefly, that these people's property, culture, ways of life and of survival, and lives will soon be entirely wiped out by the building of an enormous dam which benefits only the central government far away and the energy corporations. Perhaps more text might help those of us unfamiliar with the drastic situation which these good people soon will suffer, having survived for centuries with joy and dignity and love in a very hostile environment, only to be wiped out now by an unseeing bureaucracy far away. Perhaps these simple images may draw this plight, this crime against humanity, to the eyes of the world. Certainly we can each easily do the heavy lifting and the research from our armchair of the history and present perilous plight of these peoples. Perhaps a more specific title might help in this. We must look to the brief introduction to find specific tribal name and the name of the dam under construction. But the photos, as in any great photography, speak for themselves, as this cloud gathers over these people. Important ethnographic record, needed in these times, a rallying cry in the darkness, for help for these people, soon to be crushed.V.V.

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Ingetje Tadros occupies a unique place in the world of social documentary photography, capturing the triumphs, tragedy and diversity of people's lives through her intuitive storytelling. With a passion deeply rooted in humanitarian causes, her photography is often confronting and provocative to evoke a powerful message, telling people's stories firstly at a community level and then to provide a conduit for communication between different cultures on a global platform. Born in Holland, in her formative years Ingetje was always documenting the life of people around her, ultimately combining her passion for photography and travel to where her work now takes her around the globe. When not travelling, she calls Broome her home on the vast and wildly beautiful West Coast of Australia. Her creative vision has been the driver to authoring several documentary projects as diverse as Mental Health in Bali, Leprosy in India, Trans-sexuality in Asia and Death Rituals in Egypt. Ingetje's recent documentation of Kennedy Hill and her ongoing and important work This Is My Country involves documenting the complexities of race and culture of Australia's indigenous people - the Aboriginals. She works regularly on assignment for some of the world's best known online and print magazines. Her clients have included STERN, Amnesty International, Fairfax Media, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Geographic, The Australian, The Internationalist, News Corp, Getty Images, Daily Mail, DOC Magazine and many more. Recent publications include This is My Country in STERN (2016), Kennedy Hill (Fairfax Media 2015), Caged Humans in Bali (Daily Mail 2014) Ingetje's work has been recognised by a number of photography's most prestigious honours. These include: Winner ANI-PixPalace Award 2016, Winner Walkley Award 2015 (the Australian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize), Finalist FotoEvidence Book Award 2016, Winner Amnesty International Media Awards 2015, Winner Best Feature Photographic Essay at the 2015 West Australian Media Awards, Finalist in the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Awards 2015, Digital display at The Louvre in Paris 2015, Winner 'Best Photojournalism Award' United Nations (UNAA) Media Awards 2014, LensCulture Visual Story Telling Award 2014, The Juliet Margaret Cameron Award for Women 2013 (UK) Finalist FotoEvidence Book Award 2016 with the publication of This is My Country, (This Is My Country looks at people standing on the precipice of life: disenfranchised, neglected and now threatened with displacement. It is a permanent record intended to bring attention to the plight of Aboriginal communities under threat. It will serve as a call to Australian society to support their First People and end the displacement of their communities.)

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