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“Priest, Gheralta”. The church of Abuna Yemata is hidden in a cave atop a 200m vertical cliff. Such are the churches of Gheralta, Ethiopia, carved out of the sides of mountain tops where the priests can reside closer to the heavens and away from the worries of the lands below. With my camera bag on my back I sweated my way up the cliff to find the priest proud in his Sunday best, standing on a ledge only 2 meters wide. The magic of the location and moment enabled us to grow comfortable with each other very quickly and I took several photographs before battling with my vertigo on the way back down. Photo location: Ethiopia. (Photo and caption by Chris Roche/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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