Turkana Nomads of Kenya Watering Goats

Kenya. Near Lake Turkana. Turkana nomad woman lifts water out of a hole in a dry river bed to water sheep. The Turkana drink the same water.

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Kénya. Près du lac Turkana. Nomades turkanas abreuvant leurs chèvres. La femme tend à son mari un récipient d’eau du trou qu’elle a creusé dans le lit sec d’une rivière à l’aide de ce même récipient, qu’elle a taillé dans une bûche.

Algeria: Sands of In Salah's Oasis

Algeria. Sahara Desert. In Salah Oasis.

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Algérie. Sahara. Oasis de In Salah

Morocco: Ouarzazate’s Ancient Ksar

Morocco. Ouarzazate. Ksar (ancient fortified village).

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Maroc. Ouarzazate. Ksar (ancien village fortifié).

Sahara Sandstorm

Niger. Sahara Desert. AÏr Mountains.  Tuareg nomad encampment in sandstorm.

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Niger. Sahara. Montagnes de l’AÏr. Campement touareg sous un vent de sable.

Soata, Another Picturesque Village of Beautiful Colombia

Colombia. Soata (Boyacá). A corner of the central square.

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Colombia. Soata (Boyacá). Un coin de la place centrale.

This is Another Picturesque Village of Beautiful Colombia

Colombia. Mongui (Boyaca State). Central square.

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Colombie. Mongui (Boyacá). Place centrale.

Colombia Has Some of the World's most Picturesque Villages

Colombia. Villa de Leyva (Boyaca State), a small Spanish colonial town. Central square.

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Colombie. Villa de Leyva (Boyacá), un gros village qui a conservé son héritage colonial espagnol. Place centrale. 

Barley-Threshing Horses in Peru

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo near Ayacucho. Morochuco mestizo prods his horses into threshing his barley harvest.

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Pérou. Pampa de Cangallo. Prés d’Ayacucho. Homme morochuco faisant piétiner son orge par ses chevaux pour en séparer le grain.

Amazon: Passionate Yanomami Embrace Of A Baby

Brazil. Amazon rain forest. Yanomami man embracing a grandson. The strips of bark of his hammock, knotted together at both ends, are otherwise dangling freely from each other. A child's bow lies under the hammock.

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Brézil. Forêt amazonienne. Indien yanomami embrassant un de ses petits-enfants. Son hamac est fait de bandes d’écorce nouées á chaque bout. Seul un Yanomami peut y dormir sans tomber á terre entre elles. Un arc d’enfant traine sous le hamac.

Paddling Canoe Across the Niger River at Sunset

Niger. Ferrying men across the Niger River at sunset.

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République du Niger. Transport de passagers d’une rive á l’autre du fleuve Niger au soleil couchant.

Afghan Horseman Herding Sheep Across Kunduz River

Afghanistan. Uzbek man herding sheep across the Kunduz River.

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Afghanistan. Cavalier Uzbek faisant traverser la riviére Kunduz á ses moutons.

Afghan Pashtun Nomad and Camels

Afghanistan. Ghazni. Kuchi (Pashtun) nomad watering camels. They all lifted heads to scrutinize the intruder aiming a camera at them.

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Afghanistan. Ghazni. Nomade Kuchi (Pashtun) abreuvant ses chameaux. Ils levérent tous la tête pour examiner l’intrus qui se cachait derriére une caméra.

Tuareg Boy Walking through Sahara’s Sands

Niger. Sahara Desert. Tuareg boy walking through sand dune to get some water from a water hole.

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Niger. Sahara. Jeune Tuareg traversant une dune pour remplir son bol avec l’eau d’un puits.

Ghardaia Souk in Algerian Sahara

Algeria. Sahara Desert. Ghardaia Oasis (Mzab). Souk. Mzabite Berbers.

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Algérie. Sahara. Oasis de Ghardaia. (Mzab). Souk. Berbéres mzabites. 

Waiting for Something?

Morocco. Khenifra. Street corner

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Maroc. Khenifra. Coin de rue

Spirited Old Bicyclist

Bolivia. Andes Mountains. Southern Altiplano. Quechua Indian pushing loaded bicycle hours away from nearest village

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Bolivie. Andes. Altiplano. Indien Quechua poussant sa bicyclette á plusieurs heures de marche du village le plus proche.

Darkly Handsome and Typical Colombian Sugarcane Cutter

Colombia. Near Palmira (Cauca Valley). Sugarcane cutter protects head and neck from hard-pounding sun.

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Colombie. Vallée du Cauca près de Palmira. Ce coupeur de canne á sucre protège tête et cou contre un soleil féroce.

How Dyak Women Rock their Babies to Sleep

Indonesia. Borneo. Dyak woman rocking baby to sleep in a sarong hanging from the ceiling of her longhouse. Once he sleeps, she will untie his neck and softly bring him down to a horizontal position.

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Indonésie. Bornéo. Femme Dayak berçant bébé dans un sarong accroché au plafond. Dès qu’il dormira elle libèrera son cou et l’allongera doucement dans le sarong.

What a Great Prop a Loving Father's Head Makes

Indonesia. Central Borneo rain forest. Dyak father and son at a social gathering .

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Indonésie. Bornéo. Pére et fils Dayak á une réunion sociale.

Bareback-Riding Women

Peru. Pampa de Cangallo (near Ayacucho). Morochuco mestizas race horses bareback. 

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Pérou. Prés d’Ayacucho. Pampa de Cangallo. Métisses de la tribu Morochuco en une course sans selles. 

Life on a Floating Island

Peru. Lake Titicaca. Floating reed island. An Uro-Aymara indian grinds barley between two stones. Reeds are the stuff of her life. She sleeps on a reed mat, in a reed hut, and on a reed floating island. She moves to other floating islands or to land by reed boat, fuels her fire with reeds, and occasionally even eats reeds.

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Pérou. Lac Titicaca. Ile de joncs flottante. Indienne Uro-Aymara broyant de l’orge entre deux pierres. Son monde repose sur le jonc. Elle dort sur une natte de joncs, sous une hutte de joncs, sur une ile de joncs flottante. Elle se transporte á terre ou d’une ile de joncs flottante a l’autre avec un canot de joncs, cuisine sur un feu de joncs, et parfois mange des joncs.

Danakil Warrior with Buttered Ringlets

Ethiopia. Great Rift Valley. Danakil Depression. Danakil warrior. Butter drips from his ringlets onto his face and toga. 

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Ethiopia. Grande faille d’Afrique. Dépression dankalie. Le beurre qui graisse les boucles de ce guerrier Danakil coule sur son visage et sa toge.

A Quiet Moment with an Agouti Paca Friend

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Docordo River. Noanama Indian playing the flute. An agouti paca pet squeezes against him.

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Colombie. Forêt du Chocó. Indien Noanama et agouti, une mascotte. 

Riding to the Rodeo, Montubio Style

Ecuador. Salitre (Guayas). Day of the Montubios, as local people call Columbus Day and the rest of Latin America calls Dia de la Raza. Montubio is how the mestizo people of Ecuador's lowlands call themselves. Before the rodeo, the participating teams ride through town, their high-spirited female leaders first.

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Ecuador. Salitre (Guayas). Pour célébrer le 12 octobre, anniversiare de l’arrivée de Christophe Colomb en Amérique, les Montubios, métis des terres côtieres, organisent un grand rodéo. Les équipes participantes arrivent précédées par leurs ardentes madrinas (marraines).

Fiercely Possessive Motherhood

Ethiopia. Danakil Depression (Great Rift Valley). Danakil nomad mother and  baby sitting on dry grass.

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Ethiopie.  Depression dankalie (Grande faille d’Afrique). Femme et bebe de la tribu nomade Danakil.

Friendly Saber Rattling

Niger. Sahel. Noble Iullimiden Tuareg nomads in a friendly duel. Among the spectators are some equally light-skinned relatives, as well as some of their imrad, enaden, and iklan (vassals, artisans, and servants).

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Niger. Sahel. Nobles Touaregs de la tribu Iullimiden en un duel amical. Entre les spectateurs se reconnaissent d’autres nobles á la peau claire, ainsi que des imrad. enaden et iklan--de castes vassale, artisanale et esclave

Tenderness and Longing in the Rain Forest

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Noanama Indian couple watching the river below from their wall-less tambo, a large hut on stilts. 

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Colombie. Choco. Couple de Noanamas observant leur riviére couler sous leur tambo, une grande hutte libre de murs perchée sur pilotis.

Rain Forest Beauty

Colombia. Choco rain forest. Noanama girl

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Colombie. ForEt du Choco. Jeune fille Noanama.

Herding Bali Ducks in Military Order

Indonesia. Bali. In late afternoon, under pouring rain, a man is herding his ducks home from a pond. 
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Indonésie. Bali. En fin d’après-midi, sous une pluie battante, un homme conduit ses canards chez lui de l’étang oú ils viennent de passer quelques heures.  

Young Wine Grape Harvester

Chile. Nea Santiago. Concha y Toro Winery. Young grape harvester.

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Chili. Prés de Santiago. Viticulteurs Concha y Toro. Transportant des raisins des vignes á un camion