Eyerusalem Jiregna (born 1993) is an Ethiopian photographer. She is based in
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...
and focuses on women doing non traditionally female jobs. She is known for her photos of the local women of
Harar
Harar ( amh, ሐረር; Harari: ሀረር; om, Adare Biyyo; so, Herer; ar, هرر) known historically by the indigenous as Gey (Harari: ጌይ ''Gēy'', ) is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saint ...
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Jiregna attended university in the United States where she took a course on photography. She worked as a photojournalist when she returned to
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
and started her own photography business. She also trained as a fashion designer. As a result, her work often focuses on fabric. Jiregna wants to portray Ethiopia as it is to the rest of the world. She has exhibited in Addis Fine Art Gallery.
Exhibitions
*Photoville, 2016
*Africa Contemporary African Art Fair, 2017
*Investec Cape Town Art Fair, 2018
*''Refraction: New Photography of Africa and its Diaspora,'' Steven Kasher Gallery, New York City, 2018
*FNB
Joburg Art Fair
Joburg Art Fair is a contemporary art fair held annually in Johannesburg, South Africa. The first show took place from 13 to 16 March 2008. , 2018
References
External links
The street photographers reframing Africa
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1993 births
Ethiopian photographers
Ethiopian women photographers
Ethiopian journalists
Ethiopian women journalists
Ethiopian mass media people
Photojournalists
Living people
Women photojournalists