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Danakil is an Ethiopian depression once covered by the Red Sea. When the water withdrew, it left a layer of salt deep up to 800 metres. Everywhere you look, there’s salt. In the salt flats of Ahmed Ela, people work all day to break it into pieces and transport it to the village to sell it.
Dallol is an ancient volcanic crater in Danakil, on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is known as the most inhospitable in the world. Hell on earth, basically, with temperatures reaching 60ºC, salty deserts, pools of toxic water and craters with boiling lava in the open air. Dallol’s formations are simply amazing, with its geysers and salty, colorful concretions.
Asso Bhole is an Afar village in the heart of Danakil depression in Ethiopia. Here the caravans heading for the salt pans take a rest stop before climbing up the Saba Canyon. Nomadic tribes live here in the winter, but leave in the summer, when temperatures exceed 50 degrees.
Women of Asso Bhole are the progenitors of all humanity. Here, the remains of the oldest standing biped, lived about 3 million years ago, were found. And it was a woman. Lucy.
Abreha we Atsbeha is a 10th century monolithic church in Ethiopia. The building is semi-monolithic: partially carved out of rock, partially built in masonry. It is located in Tigray region, in the north of Ethiopia. Here there are many well-known Coptic monolithic churches, where take place fascinating religious rites.
Published by “TUTTI FOTOGRAFI” | January 2020
Andrea Marchegiani is a travel photographer who has always used DSLRs, but for his latest project in China, he wanted to experiment with a mirrorless camera. In the article, he compares his impressions of the Canon EOS R with the DSLR Canon EOS 5D Mark III. His reflections as a professional photographer intertwine with unexpected considerations on cultural differences between Europe and China, as well as entertaining anecdotes.
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CNN Arabic interviews Italian travel photographer Andrea Marchegiani about his incredible trip to Danakil Depression. Dallol Volcano, the salt mines and more…