Photographing Indigenous Cultures of Africa and the Americas

A young African girl is responsible for the sheep in her family and is tending the flock, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa

A Tanzanian cattleman leading cattle down the path in morning sun, Ngorongoro, Arusha, Tanzania, Africa

A Maasai Warrior with traditional Maasai clothing, headdress and fimbo, in the doorway of his mud home, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior with traditional Maasai clothing, headdress and spear, in the doorway of his mud home, Amboseli National Park,, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior in traditional cultural clothing with elongo shield and spear in doorway of his mud home, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior dressed in  traditional clothing throwing a spear, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior in traditional cultural clothing with elongo shield and headdress in doorway of his mud home, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior with traditional Maasai clothing, headdress and rungu stick, kneeling in the doorway of his mud home, Amboseli, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai Warrior with traditional Maasai clothing, elongo and spear, kneeling in the doorway of his mud home, Amboseli, Kenya, Africa

Colorful Maasai children in an elementary school classroom with focus on a handsome young boy with large eyes, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Colorful Maasai children in an elementary school classroom with focus on handsome young boys with large eyes, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A vertical close up portrait of a young boy in an elementary school classroom with big eyes and smiles, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of a male Maasai Warrior dressed in traditional clothing charging toward camera, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A young Maasai Warrior male with a traditional Maasai feather and beaded headdress performing cultural dance, Amboseli, Kenya, Africa  

Colorful Maasai children in an elementary school classroom with focus on a handsome young boy with large eyes, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Maasai children with dirty clothing standing in their village against his Manyatta' hut which is a home made of mud and sticks,  Amboseli, Kenya, Africa

Maasai Indigenous Tribal people in full colorful dress with 3 men in a shukas jumping as part of a Maasai tribal ritual, Kenya, Africa

A large group of  Maasai warriors in colorful traditional clothing walking toward camera with fimbos sticks in the air, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Maasai Indigenous Tribal people in full colorful dress with a man in a shuka jumping as part of a Maasai tribal ritual, Kenya Africa

Maasai Indigenous Tribal people in full colorful dress with a man in a shuka jumping as part of a Maasai tribal ritual, Kenya Africa

A large group of  Maasai People in colorful traditional clothing walking toward camera with fimbos sticks in the air, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A tea Farmer is is hand picking the tea leaves to ensure the best crop possible for the best quality tea, Kenya, Africa

A tea Farmer is hand picking the tea leaves to ensure the best crop possible for the best quality tea, Kenya, Africa

A tea Farmer is hand picking the tea leaves to ensure the best crop possible for the best quality tea, Kenya, Africa

Canyon De Chelly in Navajo Land, home to Spider Rock spire at sunset with brilliant clarity and color, Chinle Arizona 

The Spider Rock spires with fresh snowfall, Canyon de Chelly National Park as the sun sets, Chinle, Arizona

A large display wall of colorful Maasai Neck RIng jewelry made and worn by Maasai tribal women, Samburu, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children under a tree playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children under a tree playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

Several Maasai children in their village playing in at tree and having fun with having their pictures taken, Samburu, Kenya

Maasai children in their village playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

A Maasai woman in colorful traditional clothing with African bead jewelry in the tribal maasai village, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A handsome shirtless Maasai tribal man with a huge smile grinning for the camera, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai woman in traditional clothing is holding a baby kid goat in her arms, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A handsome shirtless Maasai tribal man tending the livestock animals of the tribe, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A beautiful Maasai woman in traditional brightly colored tribal clothing on a rug showing off the handmade jewelry for sale in her local village, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai woman in colorful traditional clothing with African bead jewelry outside of her mud home in the tribal maasai village, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A group of 10 Maasai warriors in colorful traditional clothing on a large broken tree with a blue sky background, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A group of Maasai tribal women in their village dancing with full traditional clothing and wonderful colors, Samburu, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children in their village playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children in their village playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

An upper body portrait of a young Maasai Warrior male with a traditional Maasai feather and beaded headdress, Kenya, Africa 

An upper body portrait of a young Maasai Warrior male with a traditional Maasai beaded headdress, Kenya, Africa  

A Maasai woman in colorful traditional clothing with African bead jewelry outside of her mud home in the tribal maasai village, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai man tenderly caring for a large group of cattle and keeping them safe in the plains of Ol Pejeta, Kenya, Africa

A Maasai man tenderly walking and herding a large group of cattle in the plains of Ol Pejeta, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of a single male Maasai Warrior dressed in traditional clothing, holding a machete and spear, Kenya, Africa

A touching image of a Maasai boy with dirty clothing standing against his Manyatta' hut which is a home made of mud and sticks, Kenya, Africa

A beautiful Maasai woman in traditional brightly colored tribal clothing on a rug showing off the handmade jewelry for sale in her local village, Kenya, Africa

A group of Maasai tribal women in their village with full dress and wonderful colors, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai Indigenous Tribal people in full colorful dress with a man in a shuka jumping as part of a Maasai tribal ritual, Kenya Africa

A young Maasai tribesman proudly holding a newborn baby goat with afterbirth just moments after birth, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of a smiling single male Maasai Warrior dressed in traditional clothing, kneeling iwth a spear,, Kenya, Africa

3 young Maasai boys in their village in the dirt eating a meal with dirty raggedy clothes, Kenya, Africa

A full body portrait of a young Maasai warrior and his wife wearing traditional colors and clothing of their tribal heritage, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of 2 sad young Maasai boys in their village sitting in the dirt eating a meal with dirty clothes, Kenya, Africa

A smiling young Maasai mother with her young boy on her lap with a manyatta mud home in the background, Kenya, Africa

A beautiful Maasai woman in front of her manyatta mud home dressed in traditional jewelry and brightly colored tribal, Kenya,Africa

An upper body portrait of a young Maasai Warrior male with a traditional Maasai feather and beaded headdress, Kenya, Africa

A full body portrait of a single male Maasai Warrior dressed in traditional clothing, holding a rungu stick, Kenya, Africa

An upper body portrait of a young Maasai Warrior male with a traditional Maasai feather and beaded headdress, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of a single male Maasai Warrior dressed in traditional clothing, holding a machete and spear, Kenya, Africa

A portrait of a single male Maasai Warrior, standing outside his manyatta hut, holding an eng'udi walking stick, Kenya, Africa

Colorful Indigenous Maasai Tribal people performing a ritual of rubbing sticks together to create fire, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Colorful Indigenous Maasai Tribal people performing a ritual of rubbing sticks together to create fire, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Colorful Indigenous Maasai Tribal people performing a ritual of rubbing sticks together to create fire, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

A colorful Indigenous Maasai Warrior performing a ritual of rubbing sticks together to create fire, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Africa

Warm morning light covers Antelope House Ruin, an Anasazi Ancestral Puebloan ruin, Canyon de Chelly National Park, Chinle, Arizona

Morning light shines on Mummy Cave Ruin, where Ancestral Puebloans lived, Canyon De Chelly National Park, AZ

Morning light shines on Mummy Cave Ruin, where Ancestral Puebloans lived, Canyon De Chelly National Park, AZ

Morning light shines on Mummy Cave Ruin, where Ancestral Puebloans lived, Canyon De Chelly National Park, AZ

Canyon De Chelly in Navajo Land, home to Spider Rock spire at sunset with brilliant clarity and color, Chinle Arizona 

The Spider Rock spires with fresh snowfall, Canyon de Chelly National Park as the sun sets, Chinle, Arizona

Warm morning light covers White House Ruin, where Ancestral Puebloans lived, Canyon De Chelly National Park, Navajo Nation, Az

Morning light shines on Three Turkey Ruin, where Ancestral Puebloans lived, Canyon De Chelly National Park, AZ

Navajo Indian on horseback watching the sunrise over the Mittens, Monument Valley Tribal Park, Arizona.

A colorful sunset at the Wupatki National Monument which is an ancient Puebloan structure with multiple rooms. 

A colorful sunset behind Totem Pole National Monument in the Navajo Nation of Monument Valley Tribal Park, San Juan County

A full body portrait of 3 male Maasai Warriors with a goat outdoors holding rungu warrior clubs and wearing traditional Maasai dress, Maasai Tribe, Kenya, Africa

A full body portrait of a single male Maasai Warrior named Joseph who is the Tribal chief's son, sitting outdoors and holding his rungu warrior club, Maasai Tribe, Kenya, Africa

A close up of a single male wearing a shuka and standing with a rungu warrior club hanging in his pierced earlobe, which is a tribal ritual for males in the Maasai Tribe, Kenya, Africa

A panorama of 19 Maasai Indigenous Tribal people in full colorful dress with a man in a shuka jumping as part of a Maasai tribal ritual, Kenya Africa

Maasai children in their village playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children in their village playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

A touching image of a brother and sister Maasai children standing with village in background and raggedy clothing, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

3 Maasai children standing in their tribal village next to their kraal, which is a home made of sticks and mud

A group of Maasai tribal women in their village dancing in front of their kraal with full dress and wonderful colors, Kenya, Africa 

5 Maasai women in colorful traditional clothing with African bead discs outside of their Kraal in their tribal maasai village, Samburu, Kenya, Africa

Maasai children in their village in a doorway to a kraal playing to the camera and having fun with getting their pictures taken, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa 

Maasai children sitting together as a group under a tree in their village, where they are smiling for the camera and showing off their personalities, Samburu, Kenya, Africa 

The Maasai Tribal Chief in colorful clothing with his walking stick relaxing under a tree with other members of his tribe. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

A female Navajo Indian in traditional clothing at Totem Pole Monument at sunset, Monument Valley Tribal Park, San Juan County, Utah

A beautiful young Navajo girl in full dress at Totem Pole, Monument Valley, Arizona.

Sunset from top of Hunts Mesa, a series of rock formations and bluffs located in Monument Valley Tribal Park, San Juan County,Utah. 

A colorful sunset from the Top of Hunts Mesa, a series of rock formations and bluffs located in Monument Valley Tribal Park, San Juan County,Utah. 

Hunts Mesa requires Navajo Indian guides to get you to the plateau.  What a wonderful experience and a great bunch of guys.

This is the Hunts Mesa plateau at sunset. What a wonderful vista to view and the only way to get there is a 3 hour ride through some pretty tough terrain accompanied by Navajo guides.

A Navajo Indian, Larry Holiday and his horse Halo, are watching a fantastic the sunrise at the Mittens in Monument Valley, Arizona.

House on Fire Ruin is located in Mule Canyon, within Cedar Mesa near Blanding Utah and was home to the Anasazi Indians until they abandoned the location for more fertile ground.

The Anasazi Indians  (Ancenstral Puebloans) inhabited the Four Corners area from 1 A.D. to 1300.