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Seaside village in Sulawesi (Sulawesi - Celebes)
Seaside village in Sulawesi (Sulawesi - Celebes)


Fishing village on Pulau Mesa

Kwamalasamutu
Kwamalasamutu

Dani man in a savanna [papua_5410]
Dani man in a savanna [papua_5410]


Fishing village on Mabul [sabah_mabul_semporna_0058]

Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs
Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs

Fence around a Dani village
Fence around a Dani village

Syou village [west-papua_0671]
Syou village [west-papua_0671]


Malaysian fishing boat [sabah_mabul_semporna_0018]

Adumu, a traditional Maasai dance -- tz_elf_0476
Adumu, a traditional Maasai dance -- tz_elf_0476


Children playing a traditional top spinning game in Laos

Malagasy boy
Malagasy boy

Village among rice fields and Eucalypt plantations
Village among rice fields and Eucalypt plantations

Dani warrior [papua_0365]
Dani warrior [papua_0365]

Broken-down truck being supported with bricks
Broken-down truck being supported with bricks

Quechua boy
Quechua boy

Fishing village
Fishing village


Sorting fish on an Malaysian fishing boat [sabah_mabul_semporna_0032]

Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5453]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5453]

Wooden bridge in Papua
Wooden bridge in Papua

Lani man in his hut [papua_5082]
Lani man in his hut [papua_5082]

Dani preparing 'oven' for sweet potatoes
Dani preparing 'oven' for sweet potatoes


Turkana


Lao village


Village on Pulau Satonda

Dani girl in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_5216]
Dani girl in the highlands of New Guinea [papua_5216]

Hut in a rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) -- sulawesi6594
Hut in a rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) -- sulawesi6594

Sentani village on the shores of Lake Sentani [papua_0867]
Sentani village on the shores of Lake Sentani [papua_0867]

Dani man [papua_5789]
Dani man [papua_5789]


Empty ward at a hospital once used for Sudanese refugees in Lokichoggio


Stone home near Lake Karakol

Dani man roasting a pig [papua_5815]
Dani man roasting a pig [papua_5815]

Dani elder in traditional dress with a bow and arrow atop a watch tower [papua_5409]
Dani elder in traditional dress with a bow and arrow atop a watch tower [papua_5409]

Dani man [papua_5251]
Dani man [papua_5251]

Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5477]
Dani men in ceremonial battle [papua_5477]


Drinking Lao fermented alcoholic beverage

Dani man [papua_5520]
Dani man [papua_5520]


Adobe Tajik home

Quechua women in the Andes with alpaca, sheep, and cattle [wayquecha-andes_0734]
Quechua women in the Andes with alpaca, sheep, and cattle [wayquecha-andes_0734]

Dani man in a savanna
Dani man in a savanna


Home on Don Kong


Grass huts belonging to the Turkana


Woman carrying a load of hay on her back

Working rice fields in Madagascar
Working rice fields in Madagascar

Fruit market in Toamasina [madagascar_tamatave_0125]
Fruit market in Toamasina [madagascar_tamatave_0125]

Papuans feeding on pork
Papuans feeding on pork

Maasai manyatta -- tz_1266
Maasai manyatta -- tz_1266

Man poling his pirogue
Man poling his pirogue


Ice breaking


Fishing village on Pulau Mesa

Roadside stall (Sulawesi - Celebes)
Roadside stall (Sulawesi - Celebes)

Dani village [papua_5963]
Dani village [papua_5963]

Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5376]
Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5376]

Wood and timber market in Maroantsetra
Wood and timber market in Maroantsetra

Papuan hanging bridge
Papuan hanging bridge

Dani man [papua_5249]
Dani man [papua_5249]


Ancient suitcases inside a Turkana Ekol

Ferns growing on roof of house in Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Ferns growing on roof of house in Ketu Kese (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Maasai men in colorful robes
Maasai men in colorful robes

Plowing the rice fields [madagascar_5767]
Plowing the rice fields [madagascar_5767]


Geometric designs on a building in Esna


Tajik or Kyrgyz mausoleum

Spices and mangos for sale along a road in Madagascar
Spices and mangos for sale along a road in Madagascar

Quechua woman in the Andes with her livestock
Quechua woman in the Andes with her livestock

Kids on Nosy Komba [madagascar_nosy_komba_0256]
Kids on Nosy Komba [madagascar_nosy_komba_0256]

Forest clearing near Mantandia [madagascar_1066]
Forest clearing near Mantandia [madagascar_1066]

Traditional arfakpeople house in New Guinea
Traditional arfakpeople house in New Guinea


Rock home along the Karakoram highway


Modern yurts


Goats in rural China


Workers day hut in a field [riau_0442]


Sorting fish on an Malaysian fishing boat [sabah_mabul_semporna_0045]

Dani man in Anyelma [papua_0186]
Dani man in Anyelma [papua_0186]

Dani men
Dani men

Quechua boy [wayquecha-andes_0092]
Quechua boy [wayquecha-andes_0092]

Pig eating lake reeds
Pig eating lake reeds

Fish net in Lake Sentani
Fish net in Lake Sentani


Turkana children

Papuan woman carrying sweet potatoes in the typical fashion: in a bag hanging from the top of her head
Papuan woman carrying sweet potatoes in the typical fashion: in a bag hanging from the top of her head

model house (Tana)
model house (Tana)

Riverside huts in Maroantsetra
Riverside huts in Maroantsetra

Coastline near Sunur, West Java [java_0860]
Coastline near Sunur, West Java [java_0860]


Woman walking on a road in Laos


Semporna fishing village [sabah_mabul_semporna_0005]

Commerce at vegetable market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Commerce at vegetable market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Small village near Mantadia; slash-and-burn (tavy) agriculture [madagascar_0974]
Small village near Mantadia; slash-and-burn (tavy) agriculture [madagascar_0974]

Dani jungle village [papua_6093]
Dani jungle village [papua_6093]

Fishing boat along the coastline near the village of Sunur, West Java [java_0858]
Fishing boat along the coastline near the village of Sunur, West Java [java_0858]


Rice in NW Yunnan province

Charcoal for sale on a roadside in Madagascar [madagascar_7542]
Charcoal for sale on a roadside in Madagascar [madagascar_7542]


Semporna fishing village [sabah_mabul_semporna_0010]

Malagasy father and son playing in sand (Isalo)
Malagasy father and son playing in sand (Isalo)

Traditional Mouley hut in the Arfak highlands outside of Manokrawi [west-papua_0555]
Traditional Mouley hut in the Arfak highlands outside of Manokrawi [west-papua_0555]

Women walking with sacks of rice balanced on their heads
Women walking with sacks of rice balanced on their heads

Dani man preparing a pig for a feast [papua_5797]
Dani man preparing a pig for a feast [papua_5797]


Semporna fishing village [sabah_mabul_semporna_0004]

Newly carved canoe in New Guinea
Newly carved canoe in New Guinea


Woman selling herbs, roots, and plants for traditional Chinese medicine

Children in Akavandra village (Ankavandra)
Children in Akavandra village (Ankavandra)

Heavily overloaded Peugeot in Madagascar [madagascar_4509]
Heavily overloaded Peugeot in Madagascar [madagascar_4509]


Mabul village [sabah_mabul_semporna_0163]


Mud hut in Tajik region of China


Children at Badougbe Village school

Dani chief or 'big man' [papua_5682]
Dani chief or 'big man' [papua_5682]

Kids grinding grain or cassava [madagascar_6137]
Kids grinding grain or cassava [madagascar_6137]

Boys in a Tsaranoro Valley village
Boys in a Tsaranoro Valley village


Tajik children in rural China


Agricultural village outside Shangri-la


Boy wearing a 'United States' t-shirt in Agbodrafo village, Togo


Jump-starting a matatu


Villagers cooking in Rajasthan


Turkana

Dani man roasting a pig
Dani man roasting a pig

Fort Dauphin (Tolagnaro) airport (Ft. Dauphin)
Fort Dauphin (Tolagnaro) airport (Ft. Dauphin)

Large Malagasy home and rice fields [madagascar_5641]
Large Malagasy home and rice fields [madagascar_5641]

Papuan man [papua_5098]
Papuan man [papua_5098]


Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship ritual among the Hmong hill tribes


Hmong child

Non-traditional highland Dani village in New Guinea's Baliem Valley
Non-traditional highland Dani village in New Guinea's Baliem Valley

Street in Kampala
Street in Kampala


Children in a Loita-Purko village near the Loita Hills

Women and children dressed up and walking home from church on a Sunday in Uganda
Women and children dressed up and walking home from church on a Sunday in Uganda

Papuan kids playing a game
Papuan kids playing a game


Homg girls playing Pov pob, a traditional ball-tossing courtship game

Quechua woman in the Andes with her livestock [wayquecha-andes_0744]
Quechua woman in the Andes with her livestock [wayquecha-andes_0744]

Mangos for sale along a road in Madagascar
Mangos for sale along a road in Madagascar


Fishing village on Pulau Papagaran Besar

Dani child in a Papuan village [papua_5765]
Dani child in a Papuan village [papua_5765]

Bara zebu herder
Bara zebu herder


Old blue shed

Maasai herders
Maasai herders

Zebu and rice [madagascar_6845]
Zebu and rice [madagascar_6845]

Dani jungle village [papua_6095]
Dani jungle village [papua_6095]


Motorbike carrying a toy car [north_sumatra_0003]

Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs
Bwindi orphans group children doing traditional dances and songs


Tajik writing


Man poling a raft up the Nam Tha River

Dani man in traditional ceremonial dress [papua_0649]
Dani man in traditional ceremonial dress [papua_0649]

Girl selling mangos alongside a road [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0383]
Girl selling mangos alongside a road [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0383]

Dani man [papua_5562]
Dani man [papua_5562]

Kids and mothers along the highway in Uganda
Kids and mothers along the highway in Uganda

Fish for sale in market at Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Fish for sale in market at Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Baobab tree beside a Maasai village -- tz_1278
Baobab tree beside a Maasai village -- tz_1278

Rope bridge near Wamena [papua_0256]
Rope bridge near Wamena [papua_0256]

Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5365]
Dani elder in traditional dress atop a watch tower [papua_5365]

Dani man hunting [papua_5424]
Dani man hunting [papua_5424]


Tajik cowboy

Girl selling mangos alongside a road [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0381]
Girl selling mangos alongside a road [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0381]

Fuelwood and charcoal for sale in Ankiliberengy village [madagascar_7559]
Fuelwood and charcoal for sale in Ankiliberengy village [madagascar_7559]


Sorting fish on an Malaysian fishing boat [sabah_mabul_semporna_0037]

Dani jungle village [papua_6091]
Dani jungle village [papua_6091]


Group of women in Badougbe Village


Tibetan homes along the Yangtze


Tiretrack eels for sale in a market in Laos

Village on the Sampit River [kalteng_0570]
Village on the Sampit River [kalteng_0570]

Village along RN7 [madagascar_7474]
Village along RN7 [madagascar_7474]

Lani man carrying firewood
Lani man carrying firewood


Village near NEPL


Village on Pulau Satonda

Roadside fruitstand with papayas (Isalo)
Roadside fruitstand with papayas (Isalo)

Kwamalasamutu
Kwamalasamutu

Charcoal for sale on a roadside in Madagascar
Charcoal for sale on a roadside in Madagascar

Freshly planted sweet potatoes in a Lani village
Freshly planted sweet potatoes in a Lani village

Basketball / volleyball court in Kwamalasamutu
Basketball / volleyball court in Kwamalasamutu

Grinding grain or cassava
Grinding grain or cassava


Modern Maasai village near the entrance of Maasai Mara

Dani man working in his field [papua_5240]
Dani man working in his field [papua_5240]


Mabul village [sabah_mabul_semporna_0108]

Dani women unearthing cooked sweet potatoes from a fire pit [papua_0682]
Dani women unearthing cooked sweet potatoes from a fire pit [papua_0682]


Fishing village on Pulau Papagaran Besar

Village along the Rungan River [kalteng_1023]
Village along the Rungan River [kalteng_1023]


Fishing village on Mabul [sabah_mabul_semporna_0057]

Maasai manyatta in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area -- tz_2181
Maasai manyatta in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area -- tz_2181


Sorting fish on an Malaysian fishing boat [sabah_mabul_semporna_0025]


Bridge over a river near Datong

Roosters for sale at market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)
Roosters for sale at market in Rantepao (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi)

Terraced rice paddies, boulders, and houses in Madagascar [madagascar_4694]
Terraced rice paddies, boulders, and houses in Madagascar [madagascar_4694]

Home on the banks of the Amazon river [colombia_0160]
Home on the banks of the Amazon river [colombia_0160]

Dani fence [papua_0729]
Dani fence [papua_0729]

Ridge forest of Sulawesi (Sulawesi - Celebes) -- sulawesi7473
Ridge forest of Sulawesi (Sulawesi - Celebes) -- sulawesi7473

Bwindi orphans group performing
Bwindi orphans group performing

Dani women unearthing cooked sweet potatoes from a fire pit [papua_0664]
Dani women unearthing cooked sweet potatoes from a fire pit [papua_0664]

Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0977]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0977]

Rural village in Toamasina, Madagascar
Rural village in Toamasina, Madagascar


Tajik village

Boys playing volleyball in Papua
Boys playing volleyball in Papua

Vezo kids in Arovana (Ankorohoke) [madagascar_7983]
Vezo kids in Arovana (Ankorohoke) [madagascar_7983]

Hut Eastern Madagascar
Hut Eastern Madagascar

Pirogues on a sand spit
Pirogues on a sand spit


Turquoise doors in Tashkurgan


Giving of alms to monks in Muang Khong

Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0996]
Lake Sentani homes on stilts [papua_0996]

Dani man carrying a heavy load on his back
Dani man carrying a heavy load on his back

Mummified Papuan man named Werapak Elosarek (Kain)
Mummified Papuan man named Werapak Elosarek (Kain)

Rice paddies in Madagascar [madagascar_1674]
Rice paddies in Madagascar [madagascar_1674]


Hmong girl in traditional garb talking on a cell phone

Girls in an Antanifotsy Valley village
Girls in an Antanifotsy Valley village

Steer in rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) -- sulawesi6936
Steer in rice field (Toraja Land (Torajaland), Sulawesi) -- sulawesi6936

Home on the banks of the Amazon river [colombia_0172]
Home on the banks of the Amazon river [colombia_0172]

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