Award-winning South African photographer Shem Compion‘s latest photography book, “The Rift: Scar of Africa,” features nearly 300 photos from Compion’s more than 20 years of exploring and photographing the Great Rift Valley in Africa. The Great Rift Valley is nearly 4,000 miles (approximately 6,400 kilometers) long and runs from southern Turkey in Asia through the Red Sea to Mozambique in Southeast Africa. This “scar” across the Earth’s surface was created 25 million years ago by volcanic activity and has shaped the countless lives of people and animals alike along its length.
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