Sunday, March 3, 2013

Wodaabe Man Of Niger Dancing The Gerewol, A Male Beauty Contest



Niger. Sahel. Wodaabe nomad dancing the Gerewol, a dance which is at the same time a male beauty contest between clans. An ostrich feather stands on his head.

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Niger. Sahel. Nomade Wodaabe dansant le Gerewol, qui est à la fois un concours de beauté masculine entre clans. Une plume d’autruche se dresse  sur sa tête.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Colombian Free-For-All Bullfight



Colombia. Near Cartagena. Corraleja, a popular free-for-all bullfight. A few are using a muleta, some inscribed with a supermarket ad, but most use anything they lay their hands on their way here, including cement bags. Thrash from the spectators rain on the amateur bullfighters in derision.

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Colombie. Près de Cartagena. Corraleja, un combat de taureaux populaire. Quelques hommes utilisent une muleta, certaines portant le nom d’un supermarché. D’autres se servent d’un sac de papier, d’un carton, ou de ce que la foule moqueuse leur lance à la tête depuis les gradins d bambou.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Ecuadorian Indigenous Male Courtesy



Ecuador. Andes Mountains near Cuenca. Indigenous courtesy.

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Equateur. Montagnes des Andes près de Cuenca.  Courtoisie indigène.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Wodaabe Woman Of Niger



Niger. Sahel. Azaouak Valley. Wodaabe (Bororo/Fulani) woman painted and dressed up to attend a gerewol, a dance that is also a male beauty contest between clans.

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Niger. Sahel. Femme Wodaabe (Bororo/Peule) peinte et habillée pour assister à un gerewol, une danse qui est à la fois un concours de beauté masculine entre clans.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Laughs Brighten A Peruvian Shantytown



Peru. Lima. Cerro San Cristobal slum.

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Pérou. Lima. Taudis de la colline San Cristobal.

Inquisitive Gazes



Peru. Pisac. Quechua-speaking Indian boys.

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Pérou. Pisac. Enfants Quechua.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Sooty Terns flyng off Ua Huka Island



French Polynesia. Marquesas Archipelago. Hua Uka Island. Sooty tern rookery.

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Polynésie française. Archipel des Marquises. Ile d’Hua Uka. Hirondelles de mer.



Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Coptic Priest Reading The Gospel Over An Ethiopian Rock Hewn Church.



Ethiopia. Lalibela. Bet Giorgis rockhewn church. Coptic priest reading the Gospel.

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Ethiopie. Lalibela. Eglise Bet Giorgis, taillée dans la roche. Prêtre copte Amhara lisant l’évangile.

Monday, February 18, 2013



Mali. Timbuktu. Long gutters keep the rare rains'water away from the clay walls. Black African and Arab women.

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Mali. Tombouctou. Les longues gouttières servent à protéger les murs d’argile des rares pluies. Femmes noire et arabe.





Sunday, February 17, 2013

Wodaabe woman of Niger's Sahel



Niger. Sahel. Wodaabe (Bororo/Fulani) nomad girl attending a Yakey, a male dance and beauty contest.

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Niger. Sahel. Niger. Sahel. Wodaabe (Bororo/Fulani) nomad girl attending a Yakey, a male dance and beauty contest.