Women behind the lens: ‘Those few seconds seemed to encapsulate the depth of her pilgrimage’

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Women behind the lens: ‘Those few seconds seemed to encapsulate the depth of her pilgrimage’

Photographer Hilina Abebe has created a personal body of work examining Ethiopian Orthodox faith and its cultural significanceLike many Ethiopians, I grew up hearing about the churches of Lalibela. Carved out of rock in the 13th century and said to have been built with the help of angels, the 11 Unesco-listed churches in the mountainous Amhara region remain a revered pilgrimage site for Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia. Embedded in my early child…