Reimagining a family's history through its old snapshots

Calm

(Yodith Dammlash)Dammlash, 30, now a photographer and archivist herself, took inspiration from her family's oral histories and the rich archive of negatives and slides to create her ongoing p

Dream

(Yodith Dammlash)Some of Dammlash's images evoke an aching nostalgia. In "Dream" (above), she tells the story of her uncle, who was the first in his family to leave Ethiopia and the lonelines

Sisters

(Yodith Dammlash)Other composites are lighthearted and playful. In "Brothers" (below), her uncles swap jackets in the two superimposed portraits. "It tickles me how they essentially use the j

Brothers

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Namesake

(Yodith Dammlash)To see more from The Names We Bear or any of Yodith Dammlash's work, check out her website, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram.