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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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