© 2002 Peter Turnley from a Day in the Life of Africa
Cafés are popular gathering spots for young Eritreans in Asmara, a cosmopolitan city left relatively unscathed by 30 years of bloody war with neighboring Ethiopia. Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Despite some renewed conflict in the late 1990s, Eritreans have since been rebuilding their nation and savoring its colonial Italian charms.


American/Paris

Based in Paris since 1978, Turnley has worked in over 85 countries and covered most of the world's major news stories during the past two decades. He has received the Overseas Press Club award and many awards from World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year. He has published four books, and his photos have appeared on the cover of Newsweek more than 40 times.