Eyerusalem Jiregna

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Eyerusalem Jiregna (born 1993) is an Ethiopian photographer. She is based in Addis Ababa and focuses on women doing non traditionally female jobs. She is known for her photos of the local women of Harar.

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Jiregna attended university in the United States where she took a course on photography. She worked as a photojournalist when she returned to Ethiopia and started her own photography business. She also trained as a fashion designer. As a result, her work often focuses on fabric. Jiregna wants to portray Ethiopia as it is to the rest of the world. She has exhibited in Addis Fine Art Gallery. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  1. 1 2 "Eyerusalem Jiregna biography". Addis Fine Art. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Five of the best Instagram accounts in Ethiopia to follow now". Baku Magazine. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ↑ Mba, Adora (2019-10-17). "The Instagram photos reframing Africa". BBC. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Eliza (2019-04-18). "How Eyerusalem Adugna Jirenga is Changing the Narrative of Ethiopia One Image at a Time". Whitewall. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Addis Fine Art Exhibit Puts Focus on New Generation of Ethiopian Photographers at Tadias Magazine". Tadias Magazine (in Malagasy). Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Ethiopia's Art Scene Has Long Suffered From a Disinterested Government. But Shifting Politics Might Soon Make Culture a Priority". artnet News. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "YOUNG ETHIOPIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS CHANGING THE GAZE". Outlook Ethiopia. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ↑ "Refraction: New Photography of Africa and Its Diaspora - Exhibitions - Steven Kasher Gallery". www.stevenkasher.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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