Portrait of a Turkana woman (photo)
A Turkana woman in Northern Kenya in 2007 More photos of the Turkana people.
Photo: pig ritually slaughtered for funeral
Men carrying pig to be slaughtered for funeral ritual on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.
Photos: Loita-Purko Masaai in Kenya
Photos from Loita-Purko Masaai communities in the Loita hills of Kenya. On the western edge of the Great Rift Valley, the Loita hills rise to approximately 2600 meters. Including rainforest and rich wildlife, the hills provide the Masaai people with medicinal plants, honey, fresh water, and grazing. All photos by Rhett A. Butler. To see more photos of the Loita...
A week of Papua: Dani elder
Dani elder in traditional dress in Indonesian New Guinea. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. This week we’ll be posting photos from Rhett Butler’s (mongabay.com founder) recent trip to western New Guinea, one of the world’s most biodiverse and culturally diverse place in the world. To see more photos of...
A week of Papua: domestic life
Domestic life in a Dani village: children, pig, and village. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. This week we’ll be posting photos from Rhett Butler’s (mongabay.com founder) recent trip to western New Guinea, one of the world’s most biodiverse and culturally diverse place in the world. To see more photos of...
Turkana woman
A Turkana woman. Photo by Rhett A. Butler, 2007. The Turkana of northern Kenya are semi-nomadic livestock herders inhabiting a harsh dry region, particularly susceptible to drought and therefore climate change. Surviving in a land of famine, the Turkana have long been marginalized by Kenyan government and society. To see more photos of the...
Photo: the robes of monks
Monk robes drying in the sun in Laos. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler, 2009. More photos of the people of Laos.
