“His photography reveals place, culture, and landscape.”
Samira Haddad
Arabiste, The Netherlands
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I am from AfricaandI am a tourist!
Born and raised in Ethiopia, I document the world as an African traveler, architect, and storyteller. Trip of Legacy began in 2011 as a way to turn journeys into photographs, field notes, books, exhibitions, and cultural exchange.
What began as a personal promise to keep moving has become a living archive. Each border crossing adds another layer: architecture, local memory, friendship, immigration encounters, inherited histories, and the question of what it means to move through the world as an African tourist.
Trip of Legacy now gathers that work into books, photo essays, exhibitions, talks, and guided cultural journeys. The project is less about counting countries and more about preserving the people, places, and lessons that would otherwise disappear after a trip ends.
The goal is simple: make travel useful as memory, art, and exchange. Every photograph, route, and story is part of a larger record of connection.
Recent Destinations
Recent journeys are field notes from borders, coastlines, cities, and routes that changed how I understood a place. Each destination becomes more than a stop on a map: it becomes a lesson in culture, memory, and movement.
Travel book · African perspective
Fifty Shades of Wanderlust for an African Soul
Ethiopian traveler and author Abduselam Ademnur reflects on journeys across more than 80 countries and four continents, celebrating exploration through an African lens and challenging stereotypes about who gets to travel and tell the story.
Inspired by his late father's belief that travel conquers fear, the story moves from journeys across Ethiopia to cultural photography in India, Mauritania's iron ore train, and Iceland's glaciers.
- Countries
- 80 +
- Continents
- 4
- Journey began
- 2011
Reader response
What readers say
“A powerful tribute to friendship and courage.”
Kristjan Gislason
Icelandic Adventurer, Writer, and Filmmaker
“An African traveler at the center of global exploration.”
Dr. Alexander Meckelburg
Research Fellow, University College London
Origin01
Legacy of Discovering Ethiopia
My father was a truck driver and a merchant, a man who viewed the horizon not as a boundary, but as an invitation. He believed that the greatest cure for fear was travel. When he passed away in his late 80s, he left behind more than memories; he left an archive of a life well-lived: passports, travel logs, and business documents.
Heritage02
Legacy of Ethiopians in India
History usually talks about countries as if they are far apart, but my trip to India showed me a different story. I went there to find the Habshis people from Ethiopia who traveled across the ocean long ago. They didn't just move there; they became famous leaders, smart builders, and great thinkers who changed India forever.
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First Photo Exhibition in Ethiopia
From January 12 to January 17, 2016, I held my very first photography exhibition at three campuses of Mekelle University. I want to thank the university, Norwegian Aid (NORAD), and everyone who helped make this dream come true. This show was all about sharing the hidden beauty and daily lives of people across Ethiopia. Over the years, I traveled to many cities and found that our country is full of amazing scenes that tell their own stories. I wanted to share these moments with my local community first.
Projects
Gallery
Abduselam Admeneur
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