Market Madness – the walk in Bahir Dar open air market, Ethiopia.

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6 years have passed. A lot has happened, a lot has changed, but my dream to visit Ethiopia one day again is the same. It one of the most colorful dreams I saw and save for the future ever. During these 6 years traveled to many countries, I saw very different traditions - from mentally cold Munchen to the reach of emotions Crete. But Ethiopia still stays as number 1 in terms of every possible inspiration. And I wasn't a tourist during this trip, I attended a small team, filming a documentary movie about Ethiopian Jews. So we visited many small and far villages located in the huge space between Bahir Dar and Danshaha village.

Surprisingly suitable for the #MarketFriday hosted by @dswigle

Some wase man said once (someone really said this ???) – “if you want to learn about locals – go to their market”. It was our third day of the visit and we had some time before to leave for Gondar. can you imagine some huge territory full of walking, sitting, selling, and buying people? the strong mix of smells and colors, noises and sounds? Now I can imagine it and even express my feelings with a few posts about the Bahir Dar open-air market. we were

We were surprised when a few kids recognized us and we're happy to say hello – we just met them one day before in the different and far district of the city. I loved also to know that our two cameras were the only cameras in all territory of the market this day.

This day I used two prime lenses for my shoots – 35mm Sigma Art and 135mm Canon, you can easily find the longer lens results by the shallow depth of field created by the last one.