Naod Lemma
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Biography
Naod Lemma is an Award winning fine art photographer and filmmaker, born in 1982 Addis Ababa; Lemma has MFA in Film Production from Addis Abeba Univesrsity Alle schol of fine arts & Design (2016) and BFA in Theatre arts, Institute of Language Studies, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (2009).
He has developed his interest in the arts from his upbringing at the midst of Merkatto, one of the largest open market in Africa.
He has exhibited his work in several venues around the world. To mention a few, the first ADDIS FOTO FEST 2010, 2014, and 2016, the African Union commission, Goethe-Institute Addis Ababa, NeueSchule fur fotografie, Berlin. He directed and co-wrotehis debut feature film “GEDAY SIYAREFAFED” released in 2013/14.The Foreign Correspondent Association of Ethiopia (FCAE) awarded him a as the first prize in photojournalism in the Excellent of Journalism 2010 competition. Lemma Lives and Works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.