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“ Meet Abushe,
Abushe lives in Jinka, southern Ethiopia. He is 8 years old. No one would pay any attention to Abushe, but if you catch a glimpse of his eyes, their incredible magnetic colour will stop you in...
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portraitsofafrica:
“portraitsofafrica:
“ Meet Abushe,
Abushe lives in Jinka, southern Ethiopia. He is 8 years old. No one would pay any attention to Abushe, but if you catch a glimpse of his eyes, their incredible magnetic colour will stop you in...
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portraitsofafrica:

portraitsofafrica:

Meet Abushe,

Abushe  lives  in  Jinka,  southern  Ethiopia.  He  is  8  years  old.  No  one  would  pay  any  attention  to  Abushe,  but  if  you catch a glimpse of his eyes, their incredible magnetic colour will stop you in your tracks. One would ascribe it to the effects of great miscegenation, but Abushe actually suffers from the Waardenburg syndrome.

One of the characteristics of this syndrome is an abnormal spacing between the eyes – which is moderately the case for Abushe – but mainly a special pigmentation of the irises. This phenomenon is rare and is thought to occur every 300,000 births on all continents. Its effects are obviously striking on a child with black skin like the little Ethiopian. 

See all the photos, and his full story on Eric Lafforgue’s page

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