Tribes of the world

Over the years I have had great opportunities to photograph many cultures throughout the world many of which were featured in my book, Tribes. In compiling images for this mosaic print, I’ve brought together my favorite tribal images including peoples of the Amazonian jungles, the South American Andes and the deserts of Africa. In all Read more...

This incredible photograph is of a Kalinga woman from the Philippines. Her name is Apo Whang Od, and she is the last of the Kalinga tattoo…

Jimmy Nelson has traveled to the most hidden corners of the planet. In 2013, he published his inaugural photography volume, "Before They Pass Away," followed by "Homage to Humanity" in 2018. He has visited numerous different indigenous communities worldwide and has developed reciprocity projects in collaboration with some of them through the foundation that bears his name.

The stories behind them are even more gripping.

Modern evidence, including DNA analysis confirms the opinion that modern man, in the form of Homo sapiens, first came out of Africa as early as 200,000 years ago.The Africans migrated along the coa…

Behind the ancient way of life for the Tuareg tribe of the Sahara is a culture so progressive it would even make some people in liberal western cultures blush.

Baro Tura, Arbore Tribe, Ethiopia "Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man, my 8 kids will be happy too. .... Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now."

Indonesia is a very special country. The Indonesian Archipelago consists of over 17,000 islands. It is considered to be the world's largest island country. Having so many little islands, it is a melting pot of culture. There, over 700 different languages are spoken.

When reporting on sensitive topics in a foreign culture, journalists would do well to consult an anthropologist.

Photographer Jimmy Nelson spent three years between 2010 and 2013 visiting some of the indigenous cultures found in the furthest corners of our planet.