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A Hadza hunter checks the straightness of a new arrow shaftA Hadza hunter wearing the skins of a baboon and genet cat checks the straightness of a new arrow shaft, fledged with guinea fowl feathers.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of
An old bottling machine inside a disused winery in the village of Abalos
A !Kung hunter-gatherer stands ready to accompany his friends on a hunt. His bow and arrows are kept in a soft leather pouch slung over his shoulder
The Turkana spear-fish in the shallow waters of Lake Turkana. The wooden shaft has a detachable metal tip with a sharp barb, which is secured to the end of a long piece of rope
Ponies trample corn to remove the grain in a typical rural setting outside Shashemene. Depending on the availability of animals, a farmer may use ponies, donkeys or oxen for this purpose
A Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin returns to camp with a haunch of impala over his shoulder. He killed the antelope with a metal-tipped arrow that had been dipped in a fast-acting vegetable poison
A Hadza hunter fledges an arrow shaftA Hadza hunter wearing a baboon skin fledges an arrow shaft with guinea fowl feathers using the sinews of an antelope.The Hadzabe are a thousand-strong community of hunter-gatherers who have lived in
A Tea Picker with his Transistor radio heads for home at the end of the day at a Tea Plantation near Mzuzu
Tools for making wine barrels in the coopers workshop at Muga winery
Cabrales cheese is a regional speciality of Asturias. A fiercely strong blue cheese, it is made locally and stored in caves in the limestone hills of the Picos de Europa
A potter fashions cooking pots by the coil method, shaping them by eye alone. Surprisingly, craft skills such as pottery and basket-making are the sole preserve of men in Southwest Uganda
A man carries traditional split-bamboo baskets to sell at Kisoro market. Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce to market in these attractive baskets balanced on their heads
Most women in Southwest Uganda carry their farm produce to market in attractive split-bamboo baskets balanced on their heads. The baskets are made exclusively by men
A young man carries a wicker fish trap, which is used to catch fish in river estuaries. Rwenshama is an important fishing village on the shores of Lake Edward
Small fish caught in Lake Albert are hot-smoked before being transported to towns and trading centres elsewhere in the country
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
The extinct volcano at Chew Bet in southern Ethiopia has a dark, seasonal lake at the bottom of its deep, steep-sided crater. Borana tribesmen harvest salt there for their livestock
Donkeys trample corn to remove the grain in a typical rural setting between Ziway and Butajira. Depending on the availability of animals, a farmer may use ponies, donkeys or oxen for this purpose