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November 2012- "Oun Sopheaktra" and "Srey Leak" were sitting on the floor starting to apply their make-up when I arrived. Placing my bag on the linoleum floor, I reconfirmed with my hosts that the intrusion of my photographic request would not affect their normal routines. The arrangements to photograph the Apsara had taken place over several days...

October 2010 - "It is forbidden to photograph the Kumari inside the Kumari Ghar" my young guide repeated these words several times. I explained to him that my original guide Buddhi had been granted special permission through his contacts to allow me the privelege. A quick phone call by him confirmed that this was the case and we proceeded to the h...

November 2008- Changjiao Miao live in the mountains 2,000 meters above sea level in 12 villages located close to each other with a total population of 4,000. I travelled to Guizhou China in the fall of 2008 and my main goal was to visit this fascinating culture. On a typical day, the women simply wrap their hair behind their head around a sharp-en...

November 2002- Popularly known as 'Land of the Dawn-lit-Mountains', Arunachal Pradesh is India's remotest state, and the first Indian soil to greet the rising sun. In the fall of 2002, I had been hiking through the misty hills, photographing sparkling rivers, gurgling waterfalls and cane bridges of this incredible land. My guide assured me that th...

February/March 1998 - They gathered around our base camp before the blazing Ethiopian sun parched the savanna. This region of low mountains covered with acacia and cacti, between the lakes of Stephanie and Turkana, is home to the Hamer tribe of Gema Gofu Province. The Hamar are considered the most beautiful in East Africa, an agro-pasturalist tri...

January 2001- I did not expect to encounter the Padaung tribe on my trip to Burma (now called Myanmar) in the winter of 2001. I had photographed the Kayan earlier in Thailand. You have to pay a hefty entrance fee where the Kayan have found dubious refuge in the artificial tourist villages along the borders. Often referred to as the Long Neck Karen...

September 1999- At the end of the rainy season in September, Wodaabe clans gather in several traditional locations before the beginning of their dry season migration. The best known of these is In-Gall's Cure Salée salt market and Tuareg seasonal festival. Here the young Wodaabe men, with elaborate make-up, feathers and other adornments, perform t...