Moryis, a subsistence hunter, with Nile crocodile.
One of the most dangerous and difficult photographs of my life.
The feature VICE documentary about this portrait, and the making of my ETHIOPIA Collection is finally online for all to see.
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Surrounding Lake Turkana, there are hunters and fishermen who still use wooden harpoons and techniques thousands of years old to feed their communities. We stayed awake hunting together for 5 days and nights in little dugout canoes. Each night, we encountered a new failure, returning to camp exhausted. We all began to believe everything was cursed.
After so many days without sleep, we began to hallucinate. In every shadow, we saw crocodiles moving. The rippled waters in light of the moon bore the crests of reptilian scales, gliding between the reeds. Looking deep into the water, we would see shadows beneath us.
I was afraid we would fall asleep and roll the boat into the water. On our very last night, the vision became real.
I want to thank @jacksonfager , @niallkenny, @bosslady_tenu, @nibbytravels, @hamerlandtours and everyone else on the film team who brought this documentary to life. Rarely does a documentary about our work capture our true spirit. This one does it.
Location: Ethiopia
