Africa tribes

The Kara tribe is the smallest ethnic group of the Omo valley with less than 2,000 members left. Even though cattle and goats are prized possessions, the Karas are primarily an agriculture-based society.

Mursi tribe are probably the last groups in Africa amongst whom it is still the norm for women to wear large pottery or wooden discs or ‘plates’ in their lower...

An illustrated visit to a wide variety of fascinating tribes and communities in southern Angola whose rituals and ways of life greatly differ.

From the arctic circle to rural China, and from crystal clear sinkholes to 14,000ft mountain lakes, the winning images in this year’s TPOTY competition showcase astonishing natural beauty and incredible human diversity

On the Serengeti Plain, where the golden grass stretches to meet the endless sky, Kaya, a young Maasai girl, stands proudly among her tribe. Her vibrant red Maasai shuka contrasts boldly against the…

Portrait of Guyna from Hamar Tribe, Turmi Market, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

A visual exploration on the theme of women using their pottery in performance, creation, transportation, market sales and rituals. Toubou woman souvenir seller. western Ennedi. Chad Photo - © Jacques Taberlet. The traditional usage of pottery taps into a rich vein of customs, from tribal ceremony and production techniques to being integrated into dance performance and street festivals. The ancient traditions used the pot as a metaphor for sustenance and divine plentitude following the…

The Omi tribe in southern Ethiopia have a tradition of body modification, including the use of lip plates and flesh-tunnel earrings. New portraits of this rarely-photographed tribe are now available thanks to Dale Morris, a photographer who visited the tribe multiple times over the past eight years. [Photo: IC/Dale Morris]