From the air, the diversity of the Earth’s landscapes is enchanting. Tribal peoples have been the guardians of these lands, but their homes are being destroyed as you read this.
With grateful thanks to:
Afar: Nigel Pavitt
Konyak: Tim Allen
Innu: Dominick Tyler
Himba: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Yamal Peninsula: Steve Morgan
Nenets: Yuri Kozyrev/NOOR
Maasai: Caroline Halley des Fontaines
Turkana: Victor Englebert
Mongolia: Bruno Morandi
Gwich’in: Subhankar Banerjee
Uncontacted: Gleison Miranda/FUNAI
Uncontacted Peru: ACCA/Survival International
Carajás mine: Peter Frey/Survival International
Logging: Rodrigo Baleia
Belo Monte: Atossa Soltani/Amazon Watch
Other galleries
'We were made the same as the sand'
'The ocean is our universe'
'We learn with the great spirits'
Nine facts for 9 August: UN Indigenous Day
'We are here for our children'
Guardians of the world's rainforests
'Our souls touch': Sámi reindeer herders
The Nenets of Siberia
'Today we are crying with happiness'
Voices from the Lower Omo Valley
Fishermen of Amazonia
The Ashaninka
Nitassinan: walking in the footsteps of Innu ancestors
We are inside it, and it is inside us
Peru's uncontacted tribes threatened by gas project
Tribal Olympians
The Hadza
We didn't know about sugar in the blood
People of the Reindeer
Tribal Heroines
'Mother'
Celebrities supporting the Awá
The Matsés
Fathers' Day
Festivals
Ingenious skills of tribal peoples
The Hunt
Refugees in our own country
Maasai
Universal Children's Day
2013: A year of successes
The Awá: Sebastião Salgado's gallery
Tribal Heroines
Operation Awá
Brazil's Tribes
Faces of Genocide
"We, the People" 2015 Calendar
"We, the People" 2018 Calendar
“We, the People” 2019 - The 50th anniversary Calendar
“We, the People” 2020 Calendar