this photographer’s jaw-dropping portraits capture fragments of the souls of his subjects

Photographer Eric Berry’s odyssey through Ethiopia unveiled a series of portraits so gripping and unrestrained, that one feels like they’re gazing at the souls of the subjects. The human element is so delicately captured, allowing a connection to these individuals that portrait photography rarely executes.

“In Ethiopia, I was literally a kid living out a childhood dream. Having seen images of tribes in Nat Geo as a kid, and to be in the Omo Valley twenty plus years later capturing photographs of my own, that was a radical feeling. And let’s face, it’s the cradle of civilization, and walking around cities and towns where everyone looked like you was surreal.” – MÂCHÉ

Berry is an Los Angeles based portrait and travel photographer who traverses the globe, capturing anything that excites him with his earthy and cinematic flair. Follow Berry’s work on his Instagram and his website.