The Wodaabe Tribe, Proud Nomads for Now
My last blog post was about the colorful Gerewol (Gerewol) festival, a unique beauty contest where men from the Wodaabe tribe prettify themselves and dance
December 15, 2019
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Brief Encounters with Three Tribes: the Arbore, Dassanech, and Mursi
Though revisiting the Hamar (Hamar), Kara, and Nyagatom (Kara) after 5 years was the main goal of my trip to the Omo Valley, I also
June 18, 2017
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The Hamar Tribe: 5 Years Later
I visited Ethiopia’s Omo Valley five years ago to photograph the native tribes. I was so amazed by the experience that I wanted to share
April 9, 2017
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Hanging out with the Hadza for a Moment
While in East Africa this past spring, I visited a unique tribe in Tanzania, the Hadza (or Hadzabe), well known to anthropologists and other social
September 11, 2016
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Celebrating Peace at the Turkana Festival
Imagine about fourteen Northern Kenyan tribes (there was no definitive count of the number of tribes represented) gathered together in one location where they try
August 14, 2016
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A Glimpse at Two Kenyan Tribes.
I am just back from one month in Eastern Europe, a part of the world obviously quite different from East Africa where I had been
July 31, 2016
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