Photo of the Day
Hamar Portrait, Ethiopia
This Month in Photo of the Day: 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Images
The Hamars are a people of East Africa living in southwestern Ethiopia in a fertile area of the Omo Valley. The gracious Hamar women, freeing pride and dignity even in the midst of the bustling weekly market, are easily spotted with their characteristic outfits. They take pride in their dress and accessories and win the prize as the most decorated of the Omo people. The traditional dress code for unmarried Hamar girls includes elegant cowrie-shell collars, seeded or glass-beaded necklaces, and decorated goatskin clothing.
(This photo and caption were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.)
See all contest entries »
Vote for your favorite »
Submit your best shot »
Go Further
Animals
- The Dallas Zoo is being sabotaged. Here’s what we know.The Dallas Zoo is being sabotaged. Here’s what we know.
- Hogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading diseaseHogs are running wild in the U.S.—and spreading disease
- World’s biggest, rarest ocean stingray tagged in the wildWorld’s biggest, rarest ocean stingray tagged in the wild
Environment
- These sacred trees face new threats in a changing worldThese sacred trees face new threats in a changing world
- The everyday people making their homes eco-friendly
- Paid Content
The everyday people making their homes eco-friendly - Here’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oilHere’s a better way to dispose of used cooking oil
- Explore how traditional mud homes keep you cool
- Magazine
Explore how traditional mud homes keep you cool
History & Culture
- This Black artist’s quilts inspired generations of U.S. artisansThis Black artist’s quilts inspired generations of U.S. artisans
- These 3,000-year-old relics were torched and buried—but why?These 3,000-year-old relics were torched and buried—but why?
Science
- Does a woman’s fertility really plummet at age 35?Does a woman’s fertility really plummet at age 35?
- How to see the green comet flying past Earth tonightHow to see the green comet flying past Earth tonight
- How old are you, really? The answer is written on your face.How old are you, really? The answer is written on your face.
- How breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisisHow breast milk banks could avert the next formula crisis
Travel
- An ambitious new Florida trail links two U.S. national parksAn ambitious new Florida trail links two U.S. national parks
- Nature walk: wildlife photographer peeks behind the urban jungle of Singapore
- Paid Content
Nature walk: wildlife photographer peeks behind the urban jungle of Singapore - How reading the night sky helped Black Americans surviveHow reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive
- Sanibel Island was a paradise. Then Hurricane Ian struck.Sanibel Island was a paradise. Then Hurricane Ian struck.
- Salman Rushdie on the timeless beauty of the Taj MahalSalman Rushdie on the timeless beauty of the Taj Mahal
- The instruments that shape the soundtrack of Abu Dhabi
- Paid Content
The instruments that shape the soundtrack of Abu Dhabi
