Originally published in A Bag of Stories, the magazine produced and curated by Ayzoh! for Afar Textiles / African Cottons, this story begins in Arba Minch, where teff moves through hands, wooden sieves, plastic trays, shade, dust, and morning light. In...
Text by Fikre Tolossa / In the un-glorious past, European colonizers grabbed by force any African lands they had their eyes set on and did whatever they desired to do with the lands. Not only did they exploit the lands, but also the natives by paying...
The Konso People live in Ethiopia about 600 kms. South of Addis Ababa. They are one of the most ancient people not only in Ethiopia but in the whole Horn of Africa. Their social history and culture have deeply marked their physical environment.
They know...
Ayzoh! started as a documentary practice. Photos, interviews, writing, books. Over time, one pattern kept repeating. The strongest work came from relationships, built face to face, over years. Maritime communities taught us this lesson early.
These communities...
My work with the Burji people in southern Ethiopia focuses on documenting a language that is both rich and at risk. I am in the field for the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pavia, continuing a long-term effort to record Dhaashatee, the...
Ayzoh! has released Presa Allende, a photographic report of a project created with and for the Presa Allende community. This work, developed in collaboration with Mexican-American photographer Ricardo Vidargas, draws from his deep understanding of the...
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For International Dance Day, Ayzoh! presents a series of posters created for UNESCO, with photographs by Claudio Maria Lerario from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, France, Italy, Mauritania, and South Sudan.
International...
Ayzoh! Limited Editions is a curated collection of fine art photographs born from real stories. Every purchase directly funds photography workshops for young people, visual storytelling in remote communities, and awareness projects built through art.
Presa Allende is a reservoir, a landscape and a community under pressure. You see contamination, invasive plants, lost jobs and migration. You also see dignity, responsibility and a long tradition of people who act when institutions fail. This book shows...
A Bag of Stories is a bi-monthly publication by Afar Bags, created by Ayzoh!. Each issue explores one place, one theme, one way of seeing the world: rediscovering the meaning of travel through real encounters and shared humanity.
The first edition, People...
"Somos" is a call to listen, to witness, and to act. Created in deep collaboration with Maya communities across Guatemala, this project amplifies ancestral voices that have long been silenced, distorted, or ignored. At its heart lies the Popol Wuj, the...
El Rosario is a photo book and a tribute to a grassroots library in Oaxaca, Mexico. Created with the community of Santa Catarina Minas, it celebrates literacy, biodiversity, and collective imagination. All proceeds support the library and its partner...
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