Jimmy Nelson is a photographer who recently published his second major project under the title “Homage to Humanity.” Nelson visited 34 indigenous cultures on five different continents. While his first book, “Before They Pass Away”, was a collection of pictures of over 30 vanishing tribes from all around the globe, this time the photographer decided to expand and added travel journals, local facts, maps, and personal interviews, shifting his focus from the objects he captures to the journey itself.
In his work, the photographer explores the idea of reconnecting to our roots and humanity, and he thinks that indigenous people play an essential role in our perception of ourselves as humans. That’s why he is inviting everybody to join the global discussion on cultural identity.
Nelson is also planning to release a movie featuring 1500 photos, “all stitched together into one amazing journey across the cradle of human culture.”
Samburu Tribe, Kenya
Perak Women, Thikse Monastery, Ladakh, India
Huli Wigmen, Ambua Falls, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea
Hakamou’i, Ua Pou, Marguesas Islands, French Polynesia
Mask Dancers, Paro, Bhutan
Ganges, Haridwar, India
Miao Village, Liu Pan Shui, Gui Zhou, China
Lake Argentino / Cerro Christal On Horizon Patagonia, Argentina
Mount Bosavi Waterfall, Papua New Guinea
Likekaipia Tribe Ponowi Village, Jalibu Mountains, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Angge Village, Upper Mustang Nepal
Ni Vanuatu Men Rah Lava Island, Torba Province Vanuatu Islands
Khoyor Tolgoi Hill, Altan Tsogts County Bayan Ulgii Provence, Mongolia
Yang Shuo Cormorants, China
Vaioa River, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Tarangire, Rift Escarpment, Tanzania
Ndoto Mountain Range, Kenya
Te Aroha Mikaka & Sky Bay Of Islands, Haruru Falls, North Island, New Zealand
Korcho Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Paro Pass, Bhutan
Uramana Clan, Amuioan, Tufi, Papua New Guinea
