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A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans
A Pate farmer tends his tobacco crop among the coral ruins of old Pate town. His Arabian origins are unmistakable. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as
A Samburu initiate takes aim at a bird with a blunt arrow. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time wandering in the countryside attempting to kill as many
A Samburu youth is forcibly restrained after throwing a fit in the tension-filled days leading up to his circumcision. It is not uncommon for Samburu youths and warriors to succumb to hysterical
A dikdik in the Samburu National Reserve of Northern Kenya. Didiks are territorial and live in monogamous pairs. Only males have small horns
Sir Wilfred Thesiger, the famous 20th century explorer and author, relaxes on safari in Kenya in 1990. Wilfred Thesiger
A fine old bull elephant with heavy tusks. Marsabit was renown for elephants with exceptional ivory. The largest elephant living there in the second half of the 20th century was called Ahmed
A Pokomo drummer from the Tana River district of Kenya
A young Galla herdsboy with his familys cattle outside their homestead
A Msai warrior blows a trumpet fashioned from the horn of a Greater Kudu. The strap is decorated with cowrie shells. Kudu-horn trumpets are only sounded to call men to arms or on ceremonial occasions
A back view of a Msai warrior resplendent with long ochred braids tied in a pigtail. This singular hairstyle sets him apart from other members of his society
A month after a Samburu youth has been circumcised, he becomes a warrior. He will go to the nearest stream or Waterhole to wash off a months grime
A Samburu warrior has his Ochred hair braided by a friend. A mixture of cows urine and ashes is often rubbed into the hair first to help straighten it
A young Samburu man leads a donkey carrying the basic structure of a temporary home. The curved sticks will be tied together in a dome and covered with hides
A Samburu man looks out over a vast tract of unspoilt country as storm clouds gather in the far distant
Kenya, Mount Kenya, Lewa Downs. Msai warrior at Lewa Downs with Mount Kenya in background
Beaded cross-belts worn by a Laikipiak Msai elder
Msai warrior framed by a flat topped acacia tree and Mt. Kenya (17, 050 ft)
Elaborate headdress and body adornments worn by Samburu moran (warrior)
Mobile safari in Kenya with Samburu moran warriors as game spotters
Ghana, Northern region, Tamale. A Muslim prays and reads the Quran at a Mosque in Tamale during Ramadan
An Ethiopian man wears a headdress made from the skin of a gelada, a unique baboon-like primate that lives at high altitudes in northern Ethiopia
An old Dassanech man wearing a traditional lip ornament and earrings. The old practice of piercing the flesh below a mans lower lip for decorative purposes is fast dieing out.The Dassanech people
Deep in thought, an old man with Orthodox cross in hand rests outside the rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh
Two Mursi men with singular hairstyles play a game of bau as a young boy watches them. Most men possess rifles to protect their families from hostile neighbours
Karo Tribesman, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia Karo Tribesman, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa. The peoples of the Lower Omo Valley are considered to be among the most facinating on the African
Hamer Tribesman, Hamer Tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Turmi, Southern Ethiopia, Hamer Tribesman - detail - Hamer Tribe, Lower Omo Valley, Turmi, Southern Ethiopia
Camel & driver at the Pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt Camel & driver at the Pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
A N!!S hunter-gatherer. The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen. They differ in appearance from the rest of black Africa having yellowish skin and being lightly boned
Two N!!S hunter-gatherers make a bark carrier for an ostrich egg, which will be used as a water container. The N!!S are a part of the San people, often referred to as Bushmen
USA Utah Salt Lake City Alta Ski Resort Off Piste Skier, one of the only resorts in America for skiers only
USA, Idaho. Horse Riding through the Sawtooth Mountains
USA, Alaska, Denali National Park. A male Dall Sheep. USA, Alaska, Denali National Park. A male Dall Sheep
A man and woman running barefoot through water
Man running across a bridge
Oman, Muscat Region, Bandar Khayran. A old fisherman fishes for sardines with a traditional net from a beach on the coast near Muscat
Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark the 30th year of his reign
Oman, Muscat, Mutrah, Morning at the Mutrah Fish Market OMAN-Muscat-Mutrah: Morning at the Mutrah Fish Market (NR)
Hungarian Cowboy Horse Show Hungary, Bugaci, Kiskunsag. Thatched Roof Shepherd Rest House
Bascarsija Old Turkish Quarter Man wearing Traditional Turkish Fez Hat The Balkans Bosnia Sarajevo Bascarsija Old Turkish Quarter Man wearing Traditional Turkish Fez Hat
Maldives, Male Atoll, Aerial View of Male Town
Jordan, Dana Biosphere Reserve. Dana village youths gaze over the spectacular lip of Wadi Dana towards Feynan
An Uigur man leads his herd of goats into the heart of Kashgars famous Sunday Market
Zulu warrior in traditional dress with fighting spear
A priest stands outside the rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh Carved into a cliff face with a sheer drop of 800 to 1, 000 feet
Yoga in the Joshua Tree National Park, the male is meditating in the Sukhasasana, easy pose whilst the female is meditating in the Padmasana half lotus pose
