"We, the People" 2016 Calendar
Discover a new tribal portrait each month with the Survival International “We, the People” 2016 calendar.
Now in its second year, the Survival photography competition once again showcases the extraordinary beauty and diversity of tribal peoples from around the world. Open to amateur and professional photographers alike, the competition celebrates the power of photography as a means of raising awareness about tribal peoples, their lives and their lands. The winning entries are featured in this stunning calendar.
Our special thanks to all photographers who entered the competition.
Picture © Soh Yew Kiat
Amdo, Tibet, 2003
A young Tibetan boy plays among prayer flags blowing in the wind. Prayer flags traditionally contain woodblock-printed text and images.
Picture © Ambre Murard
Peul, Mali, 2009
Women from the Peul tribe in Mali smile as they carry large bowls containing clothing and milk on their heads.
Picture © Pere Ribas
Daasanach, Ethiopia, 2014
In Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley, a Daasanach boy uses feathers and metal beads as embellishments. The Daasanach are traditionally pastoral people, relying on cattle for milk, meat and hides.
Tribes living in the Omo Valley are currently at risk of losing their land to make way for plantations irrigated by a massive hydroelectric dam which is almost complete. They have not given their free, prior and informed consent to the dam or the plantations. Some tribes are being forced into resettlement camps.
Picture © Arturo López
Huitoto, Colombia, 2014
A young boy from the Huitoto tribe in the Amazon returns from a hard day of fishing due to heavy rain.
Picture © Mario Murcia Lòpez
Bijagós, Guinea-Bissau, 2013
A Bijagó girl stands in a rice field wearing a traditional shawl.
Picture © Luís Melo
Suri, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia
The vibrant blue of the young Suri men’s robes stands out against a cracked earthen wall in the Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
Picture © Trevor Cole / www.alternativevisions.co.uk
Bajau, Malaysia, 2013
Children from the Bajau tribe, otherwise referred to as ‘Sea Gypsies’, dive and play on boats floating on an azure sea. The Bajau are known for their ability to free-dive, sometimes plunging to depths of 10 to 20 meters for 5 minutes at a time to hunt fish. Some countries are trying to settle them on land.
Picture © Soh Yew Kiat
Hamar, Ethiopia, 2010
The wife of the village chief prepares breakfast, including a gourd of steaming, freshly picked coffee in the background.
Picture © Simon Buxton / www.simonbuxton.com
Yawalapiti, Brazil, 2011
A man from the Yawalapiti tribe decorates his face with paint in the intimacy of his own home.
Picture © Serge Guiraud / www.amazonie-indienne.com
Marubo, Brazil, 2014
Marubo children play together in the village, decorating their bodies with paints, beads and colourful clothes.
Picture © George Magaraia
Mixtec, Mexico, 2015
In the village of Santiago Tilapa, Mexico, a woman wears traditional clothing unique to her community.
Picture © Eric Mindling
Huichol, Mexico, 2004
Huichol children in Mexico gather to paint their feet using chalk and powder paints. The Huichol’s sacred land, a site called the Wirikuta, is currently under threat from a Canadian mining company.
Picture © Annick Donkers
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