Rare World Tribes are portrayed by a photographer.

As the world becomes more interconnected and globalized indigenous groups around the world and its ways are disappearing, assimilated by larger neighboring cultures. Photographer Jimmy Nelson is dedicated to capture images of many of these groups for a period of two years. The result is a truly striking documentation of small tribal groups around the world, surrounded by things that play an important role in their lives.  


Rare World Tribes

Masai or Maasai, Kenya and Tanzania.


Masai or Maasai, Kenya and Tanzania.

 Banna, Ethiopia.

Banna, Ethiopia

 Karo, Ethiopia.

 Karo, Ethiopia

 Vanuatu, Vanuatu Islands.

Vanuatu, Vanuatu Islands

 Ladakhi, India.

 Ladakhi, India

 Mursi, Ethiopia.

Mursi, Ethiopia

 Rabari, India.

Rabari, India

 Samburu, Kenya.

Samburu, Kenya

 Tssatan, Mongolia.

Tssatan, Mongolia

 Maori, New Zealand.

Maori, New Zealand

Maori, New Zealand

 Chukchi, Russia.

 Chukchi, Russia

 Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia

 Kalam, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Kalam, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

 Asaro, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Asaro, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

 Huli, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

 Huli, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

 Himba, Namibia.

Himba, Namibia.

 Kazakh, Mongolia.

Kazakh, Mongolia.