Vlogger Bethlehem Awate back at it with an all new video. This week she addresses London and shares a secret ?
https://youtu.be/fNJaYRhOfO4.
Month: November 2015
Bethlehem Awate presents: Goooooollllll….Wait, a hunk!
Many times women are accused of following sports for every reason other than they just enjoy the sport. Vlogger Bethlehem Awate talks about her love for futbol…….and Idris Elba? š
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDHn0x0RNAE.
Bethlehem Awate presents: Paris, let’s not let them win!
Vlogger Bethlehem Awate takes a break from the funny to share her thoughts on the recent global attacks. Hers is a message of love, light, and solidarity, and how these are the weapons the human race needs to combat the evil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1b_EotraBE.
Responsibly Rahel
Responsibly, Rahel is a story about a young woman who struggles to find her place in the “real world.” The story was created and executed by distinctive millennials who related to this universal experience. I hope the film reassures the eclectic audience we’re all imperfectly trying to find our place.
Written and directed by one of HabeshaLA’s very own Aida Teklemariam, Responsibly Rahel is entered in this year’s Sundance Ignite program film contest which sends contest winners to the 2016 festival. Make sure to vote and share!
An interview with Zacharias Abubeker
Interviewed By: Aida Teklemariam
This September, I met photographer Zacharias Abubeker at a going away party in the Bole region of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Zach, the name he was introduced to me as, was instantly charming. He spoke with a big smile, engaged eye contact and politely deflected the conversation focused around his āamazingā photography to ask me, āSo what do you do?ā
If youāre not familiar with Abubekerās photography, he has had stunning features in Selamta magazine and The New York Times. He has become popular for capturing an otherwise unknown glimpse of daily life in Ethiopia. In short, Zacharias is a proud Ethiopian consistently traveling the world, making everyday moments beautiful for a living.
Hereās a moment with the moment capturer himself, Zacharias Abubeker:
What led you to pursue photography as a career?
Well, honestly, I had no idea what else to do and photography was something I found as a hobby but took a course and started to get really into darkroom. After that I became a TA and got access to the lab with a key so I was basically there every free moment I got.
Film or digital and why?
Both. Film for personal projects and a few clients, digital for everything else. Digital to me can not match the quality of film, at least not yet, at an affordable price. Film also allows me to slow down and be more thoughtful about the scene, especially when shooting large format.
How do you believe amateur photographers can get noticed?
Hard work and dedication. Get your work out there and meet as many people as you can as often as you can. Develop your pitch in 4 sentences. Edit your work constantly. Always be hungry.
How has living in Ethiopia influenced your photography?
Living in Ethiopia has changed me in many ways. It has opened my eyes to the wider world. It has also allowed me to travel to places I never imagined I would be able to, and experience feelings and ideas that would not have come on unless I was here at this time. Itās a wildly changing place in constant motion so itās really great to observe the change and transformation of a country first hand.
Zacharias currently resides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Get familiar with his work at www.zachabubeker.com ..
Skate is Life
By: Henok Elias
Megabi literally means feeder – one who feeds. It’s oft a religious title associated with Orthodox and Protestant Christianity in Eritrea and Ethiopia. In this context, theĀ megabi feeds his congregation (sheep) the word of God. Synonyms for this context would be shepherd and pastor.* Context is revelatory. The angel in the emblem of MegabiĀ Skate, drawn in ancient Habesha Orthodox style, is one of the sundry images displayed before the mind’s eye of anyone familiar with the word megabi. But, mixing the idea of skating with an angel is a mark of 21st Century food-truck fusion culture mating with existentialism. It’s pretty.
Other translations forĀ megabiĀ could be patron, benefactor, sponsor, or caretaker.Ā Every polyglot, linguist, and philologist worth more than the snot in her nose knows that translation work is always and everywhere nit-picky, fussbudgety, and persnickety. Any way you spin it, Megabi Skate’s a life-giving narrative. Disadvantaged and underserved peoples in Ethiopia are being fed by skateboarding.
“Use what you have, and use it with love”. -Israel Dejene of Megabi Skate
*Some Orthodox ignorantly use pastor as a pejorative, but a minor holiday of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is calledĀ įįį (nolawee-shepherd-pastor). This holy day is Ā part of what the Western world calls Advent..
Bethlehem Awate presents: Look Who’s Back?!
“After months on hiatus, Habesha vlogger Bethlehem Awate is back! Watch her latest video as she shares an all new setup, and the new direction in which she’a taking her channel. Enjoy!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omeLpRo9hk&feature=youtu.be.
Sorry Ababa, English Makes No Sense
By: Henok Elias
this read that thou will have read,
by the end of this thread,
is loud and lit like a function
unhampered by jakes and swine,
delight! as these incongruencies intertwine,
an author not apt at verse, but not the worst,
can quickly converse, in terse diction that will immerse,
hungry eyes into a hodgepodge of cultures,
“appropriate” them or not, I have no fear of vultures.
HabeshaLA presents: The 2nd Annual HabHalloween Party
A big thank you to everyone who came out to our 2nd annual HabHalloween party! Special thanks to Addis Ethiopian Restaurant and Pyramid Hookah. Check out the pics below!
