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Borneo – The nights of honey
In the flooded forests of Borneo’s interior, Malaysian fishermen gather honey from giant trees at the risk of their own lives. The photographer Eric Tourneret and the ethnologist Nicolas Césard reveal...
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Tanna – Rising from the ashes
Hidden amongst a far-flung corner of the Pacific with coral encrusted beaches and the world’s most accessible active volcano, the largely unknown Tanna Island in the archipelago of Vanuatu bursts with...
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Cormorant fishing: an endangered Chinese art?
For centuries in China , cormorant fishing has been an amazing art in which the fisherman and the animal, settled together on a small bamboo boat, establish a real bond to catch fish. Today however,...
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Arizona – Once Upon a Time in the West
With its ranches, its film studios and its landscapes dramatized by Hollywood, Arizona is undeniably the Mecca for lovers of Westerns. A land of cowboys worthy of Once Upon a Time in the West… Photos...
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Moon boat on the Bengal bay
To find one of the most beautiful boat of Bangladesh, walk the beach to Kutubdiapara next to Inani Beach, in Shamlapur, about twenty kilometers from Teknaf. There, in the longest beach in the world,...
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Losar, the Tibetan new year
Celebrated with unequaled pomp and splendour in the still traditional region of Amdo, the new year is the most important holiday for the Tibetans who at this time renew their faith in their protecting...
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The possessed of Tibet
In the north of Tibet, in Amdo province, an animistic tradition perseveres that Buddhism has converted without entirely eradicating it: a tradition of paying homage to the spirits by calling them into...
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The Navajo Spring
Once persecuted by the European colonizers, the Navajo Indians make up the biggest ethnic group in the United States. After regaining control over their destiny, the tribe is today known as the Navajo...
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The epic story of the Karabakh horse
A horse inscribed in the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity At the crossroads of many civilisations, Azerbaijan, with its troubled past, is the home of a remarkable breed of horse. Named...
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Too Young to Ride
For the people of Sumbawa Island in Indonesia, the horse racing tradition or « pacoa jara » is inseparable from life. What makes it different in Sumbawa is that the jockeys are all boys aged 5-10...
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Estonia – Kihnu, the women’s island
Kihnu is small piece of land lost in the middle of the Riga’s gulf. Among this last martiarchy, women keep an eye on the fields, the cattle and especially the traditions. Photos and text by Sébastien...
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Myanmar – Under a Tabaung Moon
A jewel of Buddhist heritage, each year the famous Kakku pagoda complex sees thousands of pilgrims flock in for the Tabaung full moon festival, a big religious gathering where everyone takes another...
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Inside the spiritual world of Javanism
In Javanese philosophy, there are two worlds that human should deal with; macrocosm and microcosm. Macrocosm deals with spirituality and mystery, whereas microcosm deals with reality and physic. The...
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Sumo story: a long road to glory
If sumo champions are revered as demigods in Japan, the chosen ones are few. Rigor, discipline, alimentation… more than in any other sport, an entire life of sacrifice is necessary just in the hope of...
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Zambia – The boatmen of the savannah
Each year, between February and March, when the Zambezi River overflows its banks, Lozi people indulges in a strange migration, highly ritualized: the Kuomboka, literally « out of water », in a...
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Japan – The ritual art of bathing
Whilst Europeans long ago neglected the use of their Roman ancestors’ thermal traditions, the Japanese, ever since ancient times, have kept alive their passion for the ritual art of bathing. Photos by...
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Java – Crater of hope
Every year, the Tenggerese who dwell in the remote Tengger mountains of eastern Java perform an ancient ceremony – the Yadnya Kasada – to appease the gods and give thanks for their many blessings....
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Bring out your dead
In Indonesia, the remarkable ma’nene ritual reveals the Toraja ethnic group’s deep devotion to their deceased relatives. Photography and text by Agung Parameswara/LightMediation For more Pictures or...
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Lalibela – The City of Faith
The ancient monastic city, jewel of UNESCO world heritage sites, has not only preserved, since the Middle Ages, its amazing set of monolithic churches, but continues to embody, for countless pilgrims,...
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Avec les Romanès, le dernier cirque Tzigane
Des cerceaux, des violons et du vin chaud…Les saltimbanques sont de retour avec un spectacle hors du temps. Le maitre des lieux, Alexandre Romanès, nous accueille sous son chapiteau pour une folle...
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