Wild Flowers in My Hair – Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2023 Size:48" X 32" I know him well

I know him well

he would spontaneously begin kissing people on the street and slipping bills into the hands of the homeless as though he were some old Hollywood Robin Hood

photographed by Norman Parkinson July

Embossed with the Beach Boys and George Jerman stamp on front

The two were once inseparable

Wild Flowers in My Hair – Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2023 Size:48" X 32" I know him well"I met this young girl from the Suri tribe while traveling through Ethiopia. She stared proudly into my lens, a towering crown of bright orange wildflowers piled high on her head. Her stillness carried both defiance and grace, a striking contrast to the bold petals above her. In the Omo Valley, traditions of beauty and self adornment persist alongside drought, conflict, and rapid change. This portrait is less about hardship and more about resilience,