Photographer Craig Varjabedian is working with indigenous people around New Mexico to celebrate their past and their culture with the “Native Light Photo Collaboration Project”. He took care of what's behind the frame — operating the camera — and the people themselves were responsible for everything within it — choosing clothing, regalia, and other objects that are important to them.
Randale, Pow Wow Dancer, Comanche/Kiowa
Yanabah Moonsky (Sky Warrior), Diné
Diné Woman With Wedding Basket Earring
Tsiguwaenu Ohuwa Munu (Turbulent Lightning Cloud), Tewa, Nambé Owingeh
Chuugaa Hoewii (Redhawk), Tewa, Ohkay Owingeh
Larry, Eagle Dancer, Meskwaki
In The Belly Of The Bear (After A Photograph By Edward S. Curtis), Rodrigo, Chickasaw
Tanysha With Flowers In Her Hair, Keres, Kewa Pueblo
Elvin, Cree
Thamu Tsan (The Sunrise), Tewa, Nambé Owingeh
Calvert, Plains Dance Regalia, Diné
Marlene (To'dikozhi) And Jayme (Wahinkpe Wakan), Navajo And Lakota
Elk Deer, Two Term Tribal Governor, Taos Pueblo
Povi T’say (Yellowflower), Tewa, Ohkay Owingeh
Diné Tsoii (Yellowman), Diné
Chris, Deer Dance Regalia, Tewa, Ohkay Owingeh
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