All three photos
were taken in Ethiopia
by Tigist Selam.
Born to an Ethiopian mother and a German father, Tigist Selam, enjoyed the diverse experience of growing up in Nigeria, Argentina and foremost Germany. With her first performance at the tender age of three, she started her training in ballet and continued her classical training in voice, piano and the flute. Her multiple talents allowed her to attend the prestigious Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands, a school for the gifted in Germany. At the age of sixteen she left to pursue her passion for the performing arts and activism to California. She graduated in International Relations with an emphasis on International Organizations at San Francisco State University as the youngest to do so in the department's history. She continued her studies at the internationally renown Goldsmith's University of London and graduated with a Master's degree in Communications, Culture and Society, where she wrote about film, music and style.
In New York City, Tigist returned to the arts and took Master classes in theater, dance and voice while fundraising for more than a dozen non-profit organizations, including the notable Riverside Church. In 2009, she met the critically acclaimed producer of 'Good Hair', Nelson George, who asked her to write and act in her first feature film called 'Left Unsaid'. In 2010, she was officially selected as the face of Ethiopia's leading lifestyle magazine, 'Tadias' and has interviewed prominent Ethiopians along with pioneering filmmaker Haile Gerima. For the past five years, she has worked in close relationship with CNN hero Yohannes Gebregeorgis of 'Ethiopia Reads' and will be launching her own non-profit organization, the Ethiopian Educational Project, in the beginning of 2011. Tigist has appeared in numerous films, music videos, television series, magazines and commercials as an actor, writer and philanthropist.
*It is encouraging to see Ethiopians who are doing great things for themselves and others. She is a person to keep an eye on as she will go far in her future endeavors. She is really a rising star on the road to success. Let's show her some love and support by logging on to her sites, commenting and following as well. Thank you Tigist for all you do and for allowing us to see your beautiful work as a photographer. You can see Tigist's photo album here.
www.tigistselam.com
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