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Press-style portrait of model Aster in a white tank top

About

Hi, I'm Aster

I was scouted at a university fashion show in Addis Ababa when I was nineteen and signed with my agency the same year. Since then I have walked for Ethiopian designers who work in handwoven cotton, and shot campaigns in Nairobi, Kigali and Dar es Salaam.

A good photograph is mostly a long walk and a short breath. I started writing down what I do before a show so my younger cousins could use it, and that became the playbook.

She walked as if the cloth were lit from inside.
Saffron Quarterly

Booking

Before you book

How do I book you?

Through my agency, Kebero Models. Send them the date, the place and the brief, and they reply within two working days.

Do you work outside Ethiopia?

Yes. I have worked in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania, and I am open to more of East Africa.

Can I use your photos?

Please ask first. Usage is agreed with the agency for each job.

How do the playbook and the course arrive?

After checkout you get an email with a link to the PDF or the video lessons.

Aster on a Addis Ababa rooftop in an emerald shirt

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