A man walks by a poster showing some of the Italian influence in Harar, as elsewhere in Ethiopia.
Tag: Harar
Dog #1, Harar, Ethiopia, August 2009
A dog sits in front of a shop on the main street of the old city of Harar. Two variants, person and no.
All this week (which is a travel week, so no guarantee how many there will be), I will post dogs of Harar.
Cat #5, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
I was really interested in the second version of this image, with the cat looking into the laundry, when I was shooting it. On reflection, I think the a version is stronger, but I couldn’t resist sharing both.
That’s all the cat photos for this week–next week, dogs (more cat photos in the future!).
Update (17 April 2011): Apparently this photo has been turned into a mixed-media painting elsewhere on the internet:
Cat #4, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
As previously mentioned, Harari houses exist around enclosed courtyards, hidden behind walls. This cat was cautiously watching the street from the safety of an only partly-open door. I was really indecisive today, so you have three variants to choose from!
All this week, I’ll be putting up photos from my series on the cats of Harar–stay tuned!
Cat #3, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
Harari houses exist around enclosed courtyards, hidden behind walls. Here, a cat looks out of the door of his compound to survey the goings-on in the street.
All this week, I’ll be putting up photos from my series on the cats of Harar–stay tuned!
Cat #2, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
A cat sits under a Coca-Cola sign, at the bottle distributor in Harar, Ethiopia.
All this week, I’ll be putting up photos from my series on the cats of Harar–stay tuned!
Cats of Harar Week: Cat #1, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
A cat sits outside of the door of the former Egyptian bank, the first bank in Harar.
All this week, I’ll be putting up photos from my series on the cats of Harar–stay tuned!
Old Man, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
An old man sits in front of a door with Egyptian-style ornaments in Harar. Harar was an independent Moslem Emirate until it was conquered, first by the Egyptians, in 1875, and then the Abyssinian monarchs, shortly after. There are still many remnants of both occupations in the city, and the latter conquest resulted in its decline, as it went from being a prosperous trading city to a remote outpost of a highland Christian empire.
Coffee Leaves and Beans, Harar, Ethiopia, July 2009
Q’utti (coffee leaves) for tea, and Harar coffee beans (considered the finest in the world) sit in a display, tempting diners at a restaurant in Harar.
Q’utti is herbal tea-like, with just a touch of coffee and bitterness buried in the back-end of the flavour. In the South of Ethiopiia, it is prepared with salt, but I much prefer it without, and also without sugar.