Vanishing Lives Of Tribes Across The World Captured On Camera (46 pics. Living in a concrete box with hot water pouring from the tap, a refrigerator cooling our food and wi-fi connecting us to the rest of the world, we can barely imagine a day in a life of, say, Tsaatan people.
They move 5 to 10 times per year, building huts when the temperature is -40 and herding reindeer for transportation, clothing and food. “Before They Pass Away,” a long-term project by photographer Jimmy Nelson, gives us the unique opportunity to discover more than 30 secluded and slowly vanishing tribes from all over the world. [Read more...] Spending 2 weeks in each tribe, Jimmy became acquainted with their time-honoured traditions, joined their rituals and captured it all in a very appealing way. His detailed photographs showcase unique jewellery, hairstyles and clothing, not to forget the surroundings and cultural elements most important to each tribe, like horses for Gauchos. Scientific Illustration. Police mugshots in the 1920s. Art. Use Of Art Can I Use Alex Grey’s Work?
Revised 8/05/08 Alex Grey's artwork and writings are protected by national and international copyright laws including The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Please respect the intent of t... Featured Books : Maasai – Breath Taking Images : Abstract Thoughts. The Maasai (sometimes misspelled “Masai”) are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.
They are among the best known of African ethnic groups, due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa. They speak Maa, a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer, and are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania: Swahili and English.
The Maasai population has reported as numbering 840,000 in Kenya in the 2009 census. The Tanzanian and Kenyan governments have instituted programs to encourage the Maasai to abandon their tra ditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, but the people have continued their age-old customs.