There’s no doubt that Jimmy Nelson’s portraits of indigenous peoples from around the world are beautiful. They’re exceptionally composed, and the diversity of faces, setting, and dress are stunning. Photographed over several years, the series includes some of the smallest and most remote indigenous groups on the planet, captured in their most ceremonial and impressive of dress. From Bhutan to Namibia to high in the Andes mountains, Nelson’s lens has documented some amazing cultural diversity, in a series he called “Before They Pass Away“. That title, and some of the staged setting caused controversy when Nelson’s book was released, claiming that he was glorifying a past era that no longer exists. Controversy aside, we find the images brave and important, capturing fragile cultures in pockets of the world that we rarely see. Via WBUR:
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Beautiful gallery!!!