LIGHT MY FIRE

• Photographer
  Michal Josephy, Czech Republic
• Website
  http://www.josephy.cz

Ethiopian Meskel is celebrated by dancing, feasting and lighting a massive
bonfire known in Ethiopian tradition as "Demera". Meskel commemorates
the finding of the True Cross in the fourth century when Empress Helena,
mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the True Cross on which
Christ was crucified.

• Biography
  Michal Josephy, Ph.D. Anthropologist and travel reporter. Awards: Prix de la Photographie Paris (1*Silver Prize, 2*Bronze Prize, People's Choice Awards 2013), Tokyo Photo Awards (Conflict - Editorial) Bronze Prize (2016) and Silver Prize (2018), Finalist at The Henri (Cartier - Bresson) Award, International Street Photography Awards, StreetFoto Festival, San Francisco (2017) a London Street Photography Festival 2018, Photographer of the Year (2012), ATOD Magazine.Publications: Facts for Life, Calendar for Unicef Mozambique, Annual Report (2012).
• Awards
  Michal Josephy, Ph.D. Anthropologist and travel reporter. Awards: Prix de la Photographie Paris (1*Silver Prize, 2*Bronze Prize, People's Choice Awards 2013), Tokyo Photo Awards (Conflict - Editorial) Bronze Prize (2016) and Silver Prize (2018), Finalist at The Henri (Cartier - Bresson) Award, International Street Photography Awards, StreetFoto Festival, San Francisco (2017) a London Street Photography Festival 2018, Photographer of the Year (2012), ATOD Magazine.Publications: Facts for Life, Calendar for Unicef Mozambique, Annual Report (2012).