Before they pass away is a long-term project by photographer Jimmy Nelson, gives us the unique opportunity to discover more than 30 secluded and slowly vanishing tribes from all over the world.
Spending 2 weeks in each tribe, Jimmy became acquainted with their time-honoured traditions, joined their rituals and captured it all in a very appealing way. His detailed photographs showcase unique jewellery, hairstyles and clothing, not to forget the surroundings and cultural elements most important to each tribe, like horses for Gauchos. According to Nelson, his mission was to assure that the world never forgets how things used to be: “Most importantly, I wanted to create an ambitious aesthetic photographic document that would stand the test of time. A body of work that would be an irreplaceable ethnographic record of a fast disappearing world.”
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"Jimmy Nelson forces us to see, to understand and to remember before they pass away"
Meet the tribes (all pics from Jimmy Nelson's website http://www.beforethey.com):
KAZAKH, MONGOLIA
“Fine horses and fierce eagles are the wings of the Kazakh”
HIMBA, NAMIBIA
“Don’t start your farming with cattle, start it with people”
HULI, INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
“Knowledge is only rumour until it is in the muscle”
ASARO, INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
“Knowledge is only rumour until it is in the muscle”
KALAM, INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
“Knowledge is only rumour until it is in the muscle”
GOROKA, INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
“Knowledge is only rumour until it is in the muscle”
CHUKCHI, RUSSIA
“The way you treat your dog in this life determines your place in heaven”
MAORI, NEW ZEALAND
“My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul”
GAUCHOS, ARGENTINA
“A Gaucho without a horse is only half a man”
MUSTANG, TIBET
“The one who is guilty has the higher voice”
TSAATAN, MONGOLIA
“If there were no reindeer we would not exist”
SUMBURU, KENYA
“A deaf ear meets with death, a listening ear with blessings”
RABARI, INDIA
"It is morning whenever you wake up"
MURSI, ETHIOPIA
“It’s better to die than live without killing”
LADAKHI, INDIA
“The land is so harsh and the passes so numerous, that only the best of friends or the worst of enemies would visit you”
VANUATU, VANUATU ISLANDS
“A girl is like a branch of nettle tree – whatever ground you plant it in, it will grow”
MASSAI, TANZANIA
“Lions can run faster than us, but we can run farther”
DROKPA, INDIA
“Boast during the day, be humble at night”
DASSANECH, ETHIOPIA
“A close friend can become a close enemy”
KARO, ETHIOPIA
“A close friend can become a close enemy”
BANNA, ETHIOPIA
“A close friend can become a close enemy”
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