Yann participated in our Danakil expedition in February 2025 and shares a selection of his photos from his trip. To see the full set of his images, please visit Ethiopia 2025 on his Smugmug page.

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Camels and their herder near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Camels and their herder near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Salt evaporation pond at sunset near lake Afdera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Salt evaporation pond at sunset near lake Afdera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Women by a hot spring near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Women by a hot spring near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Women by a hot spring near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Women by a hot spring near Semera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Silhouette of a 4x4 vehicle in campsite at sunset near lake Afdera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Silhouette of a 4×4 vehicle in campsite at sunset near lake Afdera in Afar region, Ethiopia (Photo: … [info]
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Dead wooden branch at sunset in the Asale salt lake in the Danakil depression, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Dead wooden branch at sunset in the Asale salt lake in the Danakil depression, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann… [info]
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Taking a bath in a mineral spring in the Danakil desert (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Taking a bath in a mineral spring in the Danakil desert (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Active hornitos at dusk in Erta Ale volcano's caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Active hornitos at dusk in Erta Ale volcano’s caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Silhouettes of people approaching the hornitos in the Erta Ale volcano's caldera at dawn. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Silhouettes of people approaching the hornitos in the Erta Ale volcano’s caldera at dawn. (Photo: Ya… [info]
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The western caldera wall of the Erta Ale volcano's caldera covered by recent lava flows. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

The western caldera wall of the Erta Ale volcano’s caldera covered by recent lava flows. (Photo: Yan… [info]
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Twisted ropy pahoehoe lava from Erta Ale volcano's caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Twisted ropy pahoehoe lava from Erta Ale volcano’s caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Active hornito with a window into its glowing interior (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Active hornito with a window into its glowing interior (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Colorful hot-temperature minerals coating the glassy lava and the glowing hot interior of the hornito from close. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Colorful hot-temperature minerals coating the glassy lava and the glowing hot interior of the hornit… [info]
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Active hornitos glowing at dusk (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Active hornitos glowing at dusk (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Night-time view over parts of the Erta Ale volcano's caldera with two glowing hornitos in its center. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Night-time view over parts of the Erta Ale volcano’s caldera with two glowing hornitos in its center… [info]
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The two eastern hornitos in the caldera at sunset (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

The two eastern hornitos in the caldera at sunset (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Glowing hornitos at night (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Glowing hornitos at night (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Person approaching one of the active hornitos at night (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Person approaching one of the active hornitos at night (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Sun rising from one of the active hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Sun rising from one of the active hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Fumes illuminates by the rising sun behind one of the hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Fumes illuminates by the rising sun behind one of the hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Glowing hot gasses escaping from a vent at one of the hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Glowing hot gasses escaping from a vent at one of the hornitos (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Sunrise over a fumes-covered section of the volcano's caldera. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Sunrise over a fumes-covered section of the volcano’s caldera. (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Sunrise and people approaching the western hornito in the caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Sunrise and people approaching the western hornito in the caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Active hornitos and the moon (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Active hornitos and the moon (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Sun rising over ropy pahoehoe lava in the caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Sun rising over ropy pahoehoe lava in the caldera (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Close-up of typical ropy pahoehoe lava (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Close-up of typical ropy pahoehoe lava (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Man walking over the lava covering the caldera floor at sunset (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Man walking over the lava covering the caldera floor at sunset (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Broken lava crust close-up (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Broken lava crust close-up (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Fumes escaping from fractures in the young lava field (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Fumes escaping from fractures in the young lava field (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Road towards the highlands from the Danakil desert near Ahmed Ela settlement (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Road towards the highlands from the Danakil desert near Ahmed Ela settlement (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Children from the Afar region (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Children from the Afar region (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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View over the vast hydrothermal fields of Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

View over the vast hydrothermal fields of Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Bizarre salt structures created by rain dissolution and evaporation processes (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Bizarre salt structures created by rain dissolution and evaporation processes (Photo: Yann Jouanique… [info]
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Colorful green salt ponds and yellow salt terraces at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Colorful green salt ponds and yellow salt terraces at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Colorful green salt ponds and cascading yellow salt terraces at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Colorful green salt ponds and cascading yellow salt terraces at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Eroded salt structures (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Eroded salt structures (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Massive salt deposits exposed at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Massive salt deposits exposed at Dallol (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Old rusting machinery left at the Dallol mining site (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Old rusting machinery left at the Dallol mining site (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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From one of the caves of Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in the Geralta massiv in Tigray, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

From one of the caves of Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in the Geralta massiv in Tigray, Ethiopia (Ph… [info]
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Approaching Abune Yemata rock-hewn church is not for the faint-hearted. (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Approaching Abune Yemata rock-hewn church is not for the faint-hearted. (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Priest in Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in Tigray, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Priest in Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in Tigray, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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15th century fresco depicting the nine saints inside Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in Tigray, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

15th century fresco depicting the nine saints inside Abune Yemata rock-hewn church in Tigray, Ethiop… [info]
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Man locking a rock-hewn church door in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Man locking a rock-hewn church door in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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People praying in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

People praying in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Woman resting by a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Woman resting by a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Religious patinings for sale in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Religious patinings for sale in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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People chanting during an orthodox ceremony in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

People chanting during an orthodox ceremony in a rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann… [info]
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Man standing by Bet Giyorgis (Saint George) rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Man standing by Bet Giyorgis (Saint George) rock-hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Joua… [info]
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Bet Giyorgis (Saint George) rock-hewn church viewed from below in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Bet Giyorgis (Saint George) rock-hewn church viewed from below in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jo… [info]
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Valley view from Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Valley view from Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Outside Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Outside Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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People sorting grain by a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

People sorting grain by a church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Girls walking through a tunnel connecting two rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Girls walking through a tunnel connecting two rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann … [info]
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Devotees waiting outside Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Devotees waiting outside Neakuto Leab church in Lalibela, Ethiopia (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Young woman in the Afar region (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Young woman in the Afar region (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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Priest showing an illustrated old hand-written bible (Photo: Yann Jouanique)

Priest showing an illustrated old hand-written bible (Photo: Yann Jouanique) [info]
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