Cameroon, Nigeria
The Koma; the lost tribe
The Koma inhabit the Alantika Mountains, in Nigeria and Cameroon. They have been refugees in the mountains for centuries to escape Islamization and to preserve their traditions and religion. For this reason they have always been treated as an inferior ethnic group by the multiple ethnic groups that inhabit the plain.
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Behind the lens
Behind the Lens of Aníbal Bueno
Aníbal Bueno (Orihuela, 1981) is a guide, scientist, writer, teacher and photographer specializing in the preparation of reports on the lifestyles of the last minority ethnic groups on the planet. He has received several awards for his photography.
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South Sudan
The Larim tribe of South Sudan, artisans of the hills
The Larim, known to their Toposa neighbors as Boyas, split from the great Murle nation after an argument over dinner. One Murle clan had invited another clan, but the other clan was not satisfied by how little gazelle meat was in the soup. They were offended and decided to migrate west. They settled in a mountainous area with plenty of water and fertile land. This is how the Larim tribe emerged, one of the most beautiful and unknown in South Sudan.
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Ethiopia
The Menit tribe, the Nuba of Ethiopia
The Menit tribe lives between the fertile mountains of Shasha and the Omo River Valley. Its economy is based on agriculture. Within this village, the 'kola' group lives more isolated and is dedicated to raising cattle. The 'kola' spend part of their free time decorating their bodies. The beauty of these paintings and the physiognomy remind us of the images of the Nuba of Sudan photographed in 1974 by Leni Riesfenstahl.
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Interviews
Nataly Rader interviews Eva Colomer
Last 30th March, I was honoured to be interviewed by Nataly Rader on @womansharecultures (Instagram). It was two and a half hours of intense and interesting conversation about travelling, photography, cultures, respect and more. Eventually, Nataly made a fantastic video out of it.
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Kenya
My first expedition to tribal north Kenya
Yes, it is possible. Although it is not easy, I know. With Last Places you can discover a different way from the traditional animal safari in Kenya. We want to understand. This time it was not going to be an exception. Our goal: to reach the furthest north of Kenya and meet various tribes along the way. The animals were not on our program.
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Angola
Art Deco, sixteen tribes, and the oldest desert in the world
Angola is a beautiful country full of contrasts, with desert giant dunes, stunning rivers, misty mountains, and impenetrable jungles. You have a huge diversity of traditional tribes inhabit its territory and are barely known to the outside world. Angola is beginning to have the same success Ethiopia had fifteen years ago.
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Tanzania
Khoisan, Nilotic and Bantu peoples
After 3 years working in Tanzania LAST PLACES has classified 11 different traditional tribal groups. Each with its own particularity. These 11 tribes, some of several million and others of only a few hundred individuals, are concentrated in the central and northern region of the country.
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Chad
The African Yemen
At Last Places we like to describe Chad as the Yemen of Africa for being a country of proud people, an immense territory largely occupied by desert and for being a complex, beautiful and exciting destination. Chad and Yemen are states with their own roadmap, parallel and out of step with boring globalization.
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