Fave Photographer of the Month Feb ’14

This month’s fave photographer is unlike our previous choices. However, it is a project which we believe is a MUST see for everyone.

“Before They Pass Away” is a long-term project by Jimmy Nelson. He traveled the world for 3 years and spent 2 weeks living with over 30 of the most remote tribes in the worlds. Verging on extinction, he captures the way they live, laugh and survive. 

The purity of humanity exists. It is there in the mountains, the ice fields, the jungle, along the rivers and in the valleys. Jimmy Nelson found the last tribesmen and observed them. He smiled and drank their mysterious brews before taking out his camera. He shared what real people share: vibrations, invisible but palpable. He adjusted his antenna to the same frequency as theirs. As trust grew, a shared understanding of the mission developed: the world must never forget the way things were.

It is a truly astonishing project. Check it out at his main website here. Both the pictures and stories about his journey are worth reading.

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