ENTRY DESCRIPTION
A photo of a young woman taken during a visit to one of the settlements of the Surma tribe in the surroundings of Kibish village in southern Ethiopia, on the west bank of the Omo River. Piercing and lip plates are a part of the Suri culture. Most women at the point of maturity have their bottom teeth removed in order to get their lower lip pierced. With time the hole in the lip is stretched for the plate to be placed in the hole of the piercing. Having a lip plate is regarded as a sign of beauty and the bigger the plate is, the more cattle the woman is worth.

AUTHOR
Born in 1984, Rafal Ziejewski lives in Szczecin, Poland. Ever since he was young, he has been fascinated by remote countries, cultures and travelling. He started taking photographs in 2008, when he decided to buy his first DSLR camera. Professionally a lawyer, but in his free time – a travel photographer.

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