Girma Berta

Using his iphone, the Ethiopian artist Girma Berta synthetises street photography with fine art by making vibrant portrait of the inhabitants of his hometown Addis Ababa in their daily lifes, through colorful and vibrant artistic series. Born in 1990, this young artist is gaining critical acclaim for his portraits of the working class of whom he cuts out the silhouettes from his pictures and integrates them into bold and colorful digital backgrounds. Graphic designer, painter and self-taught photographer, the colors are very important in his work.