Living in a concrete box with hot water pouring from the tap, a refrigerator cooling our food and wi-fi connecting us to the rest of the world, we can barely imagine a day in a life of, say, Tsaatan people. They move 5 to 10 times per year, building huts when the temperature is -40 and herding reindeer for transportation, clothing and food. “Before They Pass Away,” a long-term project by photographer Jimmy Nelson, gives us the unique opportunity to discover slowly vanishing tribes from all over the world.
Hakamou'i, Ua Pou, Marguesas Islands, French Polynesia
Yang Shuo Cormorants, China
Mask Dancers, Paro, Bhutan
Samburu Tribe, Kenya
Perak Women, Thikse Monastery, Ladakh, India
Vaioa River, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Khoyor Tolgoi Hill, Altan Tsogts County Bayan Ulgii Provence, Mongolia
Huli Wigmen, Ambua Falls, Tari Valley, Papua New Guinea
Ganges, Haridwar, India
Tarangire, Rift Escarpment, Tanzania
Ni Vanuatu Men Rah Lava Island, Torba Province Vanuatu Islands
Ndoto Mountain Range, Kenya
Likekaipia Tribe Ponowi Village, Jalibu Mountains, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Angge Village, Upper Mustang Nepal
Paro Pass, Bhutan
Te Aroha Mikaka & Sky Bay Of Islands, Haruru Falls, North Island, New Zealand
Uramana Clan, Amuioan, Tufi, Papua New Guinea
Miao Village, Liu Pan Shui, Gui Zhou, China
Mount Bosavi Waterfall, Papua New Guinea
Lake Argentino / Cerro Christal On Horizon Patagonia, Argentina
Korcho Village, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
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