Two girls hold a traditional Ethiopian cloth called a ‘netela’ while one of them holds another riding a skateboard in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 24, 2024. The girls are a part of an all girl skating group called ‘Ethiopia Girls Skate’. It is one of the only skating groups in Ethiopia will all girls, dedicated to empowering young women and defying gender stereotypes in Ethiopian society.

A crowd chants song after prayers during the Islamic holiday Eid-al-Adha in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 5, 2025.

Children skating at the Megabi Skatepark in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 17, 2024.

A girl looks up in the middle of prayer during Eid-Al-adha in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 5, 2025.

Portrait of Semhal, one of the members of Ethiopia Girls Skate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 24, 2023

A child clings onto his mother in a crowd during the celebration of the Ethiopian holiday ‘Timket’ in Addis, Ababa Ethiopia on January 20, 2024.