Articles by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

Maheder is a freelance photographer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. People and changes being a main inspiration to most of her documentary work, Maheder mainly focuses on telling stories, documenting changes and giving voices to what she considers to be voiceless in her community. Photo Exhibitions she has participated in include Morning Star Mall, Addis Ababa (October, 2014), “Photojournalists in Conflict”, World Press Freedom Day Celebrations in Finland, Helsinki (May, 2016) and the most recent one, “In Quest for” Goethe- Institute, Addis Ababa Ethiopia (August25 - Sep 30, 2016). In addition, she will also be presenting her works at the fourth edition of Addis Foto Fest which will take place from December 12th – 21st, 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Moreover, in April 2015, Maheder was among the top 10 honorable mention of women Professional artists after participating in the art competition announced by the USA embassy in Addis Ababa. She is currently working on personal projects involving documentary Photography works.

Leyew Akalu, a chief gardener at one of the resorts on Lake Tana, pushes weeds to the water’s edge where it will be received by a group of men in a boat to be thrown on a rock. Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/Mongabay

Community pulls water-thirsty invasive weeds from Ethiopia’s Lake Tana

by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 7 September 2017

Last week thousands of people in northwest Ethiopia marched to Abay River and Lake Tana as part of the “Save Lake Tana” movement to remove invasive water hyacinth by hand.…

Amone Ayesa collects wood in the Entoto forest outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

The people of Ethiopia’s forests

by Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 15 November 2016

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Like many countries, there is money in Ethiopia’s forestry sector – both regulated and unregulated. The most recent official figures from Global Forest Watch show that…