Beni-Amer Boy "This iconic picture was taken in 1965 by James P. Blair, a retired National Geographic photographer. We also know the picture was shot in Tesseney, Eritrea, a mid-size town near the Sudanese border. Aside from these few facts, there isn't much information to go on". http://www.madote.com/2013/07/beni-amir-boy-eritreas-most-iconic-image.html