Pictures of villages [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Waterwheel in rural China (China) Outdoor classroom in Uganda (Uganda) Raised walkway in Leticia Papuans reparing a hole in the road using boards Man carving wood trays at Ketu Kese Vezo boy in Arovana (Ankorohoke) Freshly carved canoe Man transporting firewood in Madagascar Man smoking a hand-rolled tobacco cigarette (Laos) Village along the Nam Nern river (Laos) Hmong children in Laos (Laos) Approaching camel in Xinjiang (China) Family making crisps Settlement in Xinjiang (China) Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong (Laos) Traditional watchtower near Wamena Village on the Horombe Plateau Rice cultivation in Madagascar Grain being sold in the Maroantsetra market Lake Karakol yurt (China) Fishing village of Batu Putih Boy running near Ranohira Dani jungle village Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game (Laos) Sanam amid cleared forest and a new rubber plantation (Laos) Hmong woman with child (Laos) Sunset over Antananarivo (Tana) Men loading sardines for export into the back of a pickup truck Weavers at Ayllunchispa Taqin Central market in Wamena Papuan kids drinking out of a leaking water pipe Stripped jeep in Kusrap (China) Fuelwood and charcoal for sale in Ankiliberengy village Dani man Fish drying on a black cloth in Nyaru Menteng Woman leading donkey cart filled with vegetation (China) Vezo child herding geese Vezo children playing in the ocean Floating homes along the Amazon near Leticia Man carving wood souvenirs at Ketu Kese (Indonesia) Village among rice fields and Eucalypt plantations Flat rice fields (China) Young Dani girl with Noken Dani girl in the highlands of New Guinea Woman in Girl in São Tomé and Príncipe Corn Tikuna community of Vergel in the Colombian Amazon Traditionally dressed Papuan man in the Wamena market Woman offering jewelry for sale at Lake Karakul (China) Men loading sardines for export into the back of a pickup truck Dani man Village near NEPL (Laos) Corn fields (China) Purko around a camp fire (Kenya) Highland agricultural landscape and huts in New Guinea Loita-Purko (Maasai) village at the base of the Loita Hills (Kenya) School in a village in the Antanifotsy Valley Boy playing in Lake Sentani Fish for sale in the Maroantsetra market Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle Dani man receiving a pig ear Broken-down truck being supported with bricks Group of Lani people in a hut Stone house (China) Mororano Interior of a yurt (China) Vezo family near mangroves Lao kids (Laos) Grass hut in New Guinea Woman working with material used as yellow dye for silk Bwindi orphans group children singing and dancing (Uganda) Fisherman's haul near Nyaru Menteng Freshly carved canoe Maloka on the banks of the Amazon river Hmong girl in traditional clothes texting on a mobile phone (Laos) Raised houses in Leticia Maya village cooking meat in a kettle, which will be buried Dani man starting a fire with fiber and kindle Lani child Village in western China (China) Villagers collecting riverweek in the Nam Tha River (Laos) Woman selling herbs, roots, and plants for traditional Chinese medicine (Laos) Village in Isalo National Park (Isalo) Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs (Uganda) Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game (Laos) Children in a village in the Tsaranoro Valley Women in the Antanifotsy Valley villages: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34