Places

Mesmerising Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
The expanding city of Addis Ababa, seen from neighbouring Oromia region, 2015. Civil protests in 2015 and 2016 in Ethiopia were partly attributed to the expansion of Addis Ababa into Oromo territory. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Majestic Perito Moreno Glacier (“Little Black Dog” in English translation) in Argentina
Torres del Paine sunrise, Chile 2013. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
A view of Lake Titicaca from Isla del Sol, Bolivia, 2010. This famous high-altitude lake is under threat from over fishing and pollution. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
The River Nile at sunrise, Uganda. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Lava lake at night, Nyiragonga volcano, Virunga, DRC, 2017. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
A hiker en route to climb Mount Ras Dashen in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains – accompanied by an armed scout. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Moody light near Chenek campsite, Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Moody skies typify rainy season (July-August) in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Mount Illimani overlooks the lights of La Paz shortly after sunset. Taken from the Costanera, the busy road that links the city centre with affluent Zona Sur. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Lightning strike framed by the balcony at my house in Addis Ababa. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Long-exposure star trails over Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
A bushfire – likely deliberately started by land managers, looks spectacular as it takes hold at Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda. Such fires are often used to clear bushes and shrubs and stimulate growth of new grasses, favoured by many grazing herbivores. A technique also used by hunters. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
A valley in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, seen from Limalimo lodge during rainy season. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
A pilgrim circumnavigates Bet Medhane Alem, one of Lalibela’s magical rock-hewn churches. Ethiopia. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
Mount Illimani and the city of La Paz, Bolivia, shortly after sunset. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
One of La Paz’s many ageing but brightly coloured Dodge buses, something of an icon of the city. Bolivia. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
The sun creeps through the clouds over Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains during rainy season. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
The dead-centre of town! Graveyard overlooking Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Copyright Tom Broadhurst.
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