Mekbib Tadesse

Mekbib Tadesse was born in 1990, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He studied graphic design at the Graphic Design School, then turned to photography which he uses to share his vision of Ethiopia and Africa through personal and commercial projects.

Using the practice of the photographic studio, Mekbib Tadesse questions the interpersonal and institutional relationships of the contemporary societal fabric. In his portraiture practice, Tadesse uses photography as a storytelling medium.

Mekbib Tadesse was a resident of the Cité Internationale des Arts (2022). He exhibited at Alliance Ethio-Française (2021), Sharjah Art Museum (2020), New York Photoville (2015).