African Vogue | Pit Buehler Art Photography

African Vogue

In the remote Omo valley, southwest of Ethiopia, where the earliest known Homo sapiens remains have been found, reside over 500,000 indigenous tribal people.The tribes have been painting their bodies with pulverized minerals for millenia. The Series was taken in 2013 with the kind support of Leica Switzerland. The complete set of photographs contains more than 400 portraits of members of several different tribes.

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Mursi Mother | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Mother | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mother of Sora | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mother of Sora | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Hamar Boy | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Hamar Boy | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Hamar Woman | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Hamar Woman | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

The Cutter | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

The Cutter | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Bodi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Bodi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Olechaye Dorba | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Olechaye Dorba | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Karo Boy | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Karo Boy | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Newi Abeyo | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Newi Abeyo | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Ocheone Lokoyo | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Ocheone Lokoyo | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Chada | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Chada | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia

Mursi Girl | African Vogue | Omo Valley | Ethiopia