Martha Tadesse
Martha Tadesse is a humanitarian photographer from Ethiopia. Since 2016, she has collaborated with various local and international non-profits, traveling extensively across Ethiopia and other African countries. Currently, Martha is immersed in her long-term passion project, Wonderfully Made, which examines the intersections of faith, sexuality and queer resistance within Ethiopia and its diaspora. This project was shortlisted for the Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award in 2024.
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Threads of harm and Ethiopian queer resistance to digital violence
This article weaves together the experience of LGBTQIA+ communities in Ethiopia – how they are impacted by OGBV, yet continue to exist and build community with creativity, resistance and strength.
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Reflecting on feminist research: From a shared experience to collaborative learning
In researching the multiple ways violence against LGBTQIA+ take place in Ethiopia, Martha and S.A. reflected how the broader social, cultural and political environment influence the process and how they work together collaboratively based on shared values and ethics despite the differences in terms of perspective, approaches and emotional response.
