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An Afar camel caravan crosses the salt flats of Lake Assal, Djibouti, as shadows lengthen in the late afternoon sun. At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Extremely high midday temperatures, which can surpass 120 Fahrenheit.The salt is sold across the border in Ethiopia.
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An Afar camel caravan crosses the salt flats of Lake Assal, Djibouti, as shadows lengthen in the late afternoon sun. At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Extremely high midday temperatures, which can surpass 120 Fahrenheit.The salt is sold across the border in Ethiopia.
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An Afar camel caravan crosses the salt flats of Lake Assal, Djibouti, as shadows lengthen in the late afternoon sun. At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Extremely high midday temperatures, which can surpass 120 Fahrenheit.The salt is sold across the border in Ethiopia.
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At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Thousands of years ago, the lake level was much higher as evidenced by the watermark on the hills. Nomadic Afar tribesmen come here with their camels to collect salt.The salt is sold across the border in Ethiopia.
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An Afar camel caravan crosses the salt flats of Lake Assal, Djibouti, as shadows lengthen in the late afternoon sun. At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Extremely high midday temperatures, which can surpass 120 Fahrenheit.The salt is sold across the border in Ethiopia.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Resting under an Acacia Tree.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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A Maasai warrior speaks on his mobile phone from the saddle of his camel near Lake Magadi in Kenyas Rift Valley Province.Mobile phones are a popular method of communicating with family and friends in remote areas of Kenya.
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As the light fades on a blistering day, an Afar man digs for salt at Lake Assal.At 509 feet below sea level, Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa.Nomadic Afar tribesmen come here with their camels to collect salt.The camel caravans leave again before daybreak the following day.Each animal carries between four and ten thirty pound sacks according to its size and maturity.The salt is sold across
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An Afar woman adjusts the load on her camel as her young child sits on top. Proud and fiercely independent,the nomadic Afar people live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia. Camels are valuable in these harsh conditions; they carry house structures and personal possessions,enabling families to follow the seasonal pattern of rain and grazing.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains & Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Situated on top of the western scarp of the Abyssinian Rift, the weekly market at Bati is the largest open air market in Ethiopia.Nomads and their camels trek long distances from the harsh low lying deserts to barter with Amhara and Oromo farmers living in the fertile highlands.All manner of farm produce, livestock and household items are offered for sale.
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Situated on top of the western scarp of the Abyssinian Rift, the weekly market at Bati is the largest open air market in Ethiopia.Nomads and their camels trek long distances from the harsh low lying deserts to barter with Amhara and Oromo farmers living in the fertile highlands.All manner of farm produce, livestock and household items are offered for sale.
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The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless,rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall,water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up,the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
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The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless,rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall,water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up,the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
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The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless,rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall,water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up,the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
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Maasai men ride camels in the dry bush country at Olorgasailie,situated between Nairobi and Lake Magadi.
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Maasai men ride camels in the dry bush country at Olorgasailie,situated between Nairobi and Lake Magadi.
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Two Maasai men ride camels near Lake Magadi in Kenya's Rift Valley Province. Although the Maasai do not customarily keep camels,much of the semi-arid land of southern Maasailand is more suited to camels than cattle.
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In the early morning,Maasai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a 'fly camp' (a small temporary camp) along the shores of Lake Magadi.
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Maasai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a 'fly camp' (a small temporary camp) past Lake Magadi. Clouds hang low over the Nguruman Escarpment (a western wall of the Great Rift Valley) in the distance.
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Maasai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a 'fly camp' (a small temporary camp) close to Lake Magadi in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.
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Maasai men lead a camel caravan laden with equipment for a 'fly camp' (a small temporary camp) close to Lake Magadi in beautiful late afternoon sunlight.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Camel Caravan travelling through the Air Mountains.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates.Livestock belonging to the nomadic Afar people graze this harsh, windswept region.
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates.Livestock belonging to the nomadic Afar people graze this harsh, windswept region.
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates. Livestock belonging to the nomadic Afar people graze this harsh, windswept region.
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates. The jagged pinnacles and spires close to the lake were formed thousands of years ago when volcanic gases bubbled up through the bottom of an ancient lake that was 100 feet deeper than it is today.Livestock belonging to the nomadic Afar people graze this harsh, windswept r
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates. The jagged pinnacles and spires close to the lake were formed thousands of years ago when volcanic gases bubbled up through the bottom of an ancient lake that was 100 feet deeper than it is today.Livestock belonging to the nomadic Afar people graze this harsh, windswept r
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At sunrise,a Samburu warrior leads baggage camels down the Milgis lugga - a wide,sandy seasonal watercourse. Water is never far below the surface of the Milgis and is a lifeline for Samburu pastoralists in this semi-arid region of their district.
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Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates. The jagged pinnacles and spires close to the lake were formed thousands of years ago when volcanic gases bubbled up through the bottom of an ancient lake that was 100 feet deeper than it is today.
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A Pokot warrior with a traditional blue clay hairstyle tends his camels in a lugga (seasonal watercourse) while waiting his turn to water them from a deep well.
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A Samburu woman milks a camel at her homestead in the early morning. The proximity of the calf helps to stimulate the flow of milk. Baby camels have a wool-like texture to their coats,which they lose after six month.
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A Turkana man drives his donkeys through lava fields as clouds gather above Mount Nyiru.
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At 509 feet below sea level,Lake Assal is the lowest place in Africa. From time immemorial,nomadic Afar tribesmen have come here regularly with their camels to collect salt. More recently,mechanical harvesting has begun in an attempt to satisfy an insatiable demand for salt in Ethiopia
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Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water carriers and attached together in a camel train approach at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels and goats around the fringe of the Chalbi Desert.
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A young Turkana herdsboy sneaks a drink of milk straight from a camel's udder. Camels are important to stockowners in the arid regions of Turkanaland since they are browsers and can be milked up to five times a day
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A Berber tribesman leads his camel through the sand dunes of the Erg Chegaga,in the Sahara region of Morocco.
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A pretty tousle-haired girl of the nomadic Afar tribe wears bright colours in stark contrast to the drab,windswept surroundings of Lake Abbe.
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Niger,Timia Oasis. Tuareg riders preparing to race their camels as part of the Spring Harvest Festival.
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Maasai livestock watering at the seasonal Sanjan River,which rises in the Gol Mountains of northern Tanzania.
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Maasai livestock watering at the seasonal Sanjan River,which rises in the Gol Mountains of northern Tanzania.
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Berber tribesmen lead their camels through the sand dunes of the Erg Chegaga,in the Sahara region of Morocco.
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Berber tribesmen lead their camels through the sand dunes of the Erg Chegaga,in the Sahara region of Morocco.
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A young Afar girl at Filwoha in the Awash National Park. Filwoha in the Afar language means 'hot water'. The beautiful springs are surrounded by doum palms and rise from deep underground at about 96.8 degrees F.
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An Afar girl with braided hair has very noticeable scarification on her cheeks. Scarification is practiced in only a few sections of her tribe. Proud and fiercely independent,the nomadic Afar people live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.
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An Afar settlement and livestock close to the Awash National Park. The mountain in the distance is Fantale,a dormant volcano with a large crater from which steam still issues from vents. The most recent lava flow dates back to 1820.
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The fetching hairstyle of a young Afar girl. Proud and fiercely independent,the nomadic Afar people live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.
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Maasai warriors stride across the golden grass plains at the foot of Ol doinyo Lengai, the Maasais Mountain of God. Ol doinyo Lengai is the only active volcano in the Gregory Rift, an important section of the eastern branch of Africas Great Rift Valley system that stretches from northern Kenya into Northern Tanzania.
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A Hadza hunter sits on a rock close to Lake Eyasi with Mount Oldeani rising in the distance.The Hadzabe are a thousand strong community of hunter gatherers who have lived in the Lake Eyasi basin for centuries.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Sand Dunes on the edge of the Tenere Desert.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Sand dunes within the extinct Caldera of Arakao.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Niger, Tenere Desert.Sand dunes within the extinct Caldera of Arakao.This is the largest protected area in Africa, covering over 7.7 million hectares.
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Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists.Proud and fiercely independent, they live in the low lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.
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Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe wear their hair long and carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists.Proud and fiercely independent, they live in the low lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.Modern rifles have now replaced daggers as weapons although most young men still wear ornate daggers by tradition.
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Warriors of the nomadic Afar tribe wear their hair long and carry large curved daggers, known as jile, strapped to their waists.Proud and fiercely independent, they live in the low lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.Modern rifles have now replaced daggers as weapons although most young men still wear ornate daggers by tradition.
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Chad, Terkei, Ennedi, Sahara. A Toubou nomad rides across the arid plains near Terkei.
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Chad, Batha, Wadi Achim, Sahel. A group of Arab Ouled Sliman nomads pause for water in the desert close to Wadi Achim.
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A nomad sits in the desert and talks on his mobile phone. It should be noted that it is not always possible to recieve a signal.
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A nomad sits in the desert and talks on his mobile phone. It should be noted that it is not always possible to recieve a signal.
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Camel traders drive camels through the southeast edge of the Northern or Libyan Desert,which forms a part of the Sahara Desert.Traders are accustomed to buying camels at Darfur in Western Sudan and drive them on an age-old route to a camel market in Southern Egypt,which takes them forty days.
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A camel rider drives his camels through a sandstorm on the southeast edge of the Northern or Libyan Desert,which forms a part of the Sahara Desert.
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The grass huts and granary stores of a Nyangatom settlement. The Nyangatom or Bume are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia.
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A rainbow rises behind the temporary grass huts of a Nyangatom settlement. The Nyangatom or Bume are a Nilotic tribe of semi-nomadic pastoralists who live along the banks of the Omo River in south-western Ethiopia.
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An Afar girl has her attractive hairstyle embellished with buttons and beads,which is typical of the young girls of her tribe. Proud and fiercely independent,the nomadic Afar people live in the low-lying deserts of Eastern Ethiopia.
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Nomad tribesman on horse back riding on the salt desert, Dordo, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
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Deep Maasai wells at Loibor Serrit where cattle paths are cut deep into the soil to allow livestock nearer to the source of water. Despite this immense amount of manual labour.Four fit, young men are necessary to bring water to the stock troughs about 30 feet above the water level at the bottom of the hand dug wells.
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Farmers drive livestock to Senbete market, which is an important weekly market close to the western scarp of the Abyssinian Rift.Agriculture forms the background of the countrys economy with 90 percent of its population earning a living from the land.
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Chad, Bechike, Ennedi, Sahara. Toubou nomads explain a cross-country route to tourists.
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Chad, Bechike, Ennedi, Sahara. A Toubou nomad on horseback drives his livestock to Bechike well.
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Flat-topped acacia trees and dome-shaped Turkana homesteads dot the landscape at Nachola - a semi-arid region with sparse vegetation. Large deposits of petrified wood nearby are evidence of a very different climate and vegetation millions of years ago.
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A racing camel waits its turn at Al Shariq race track on the fringe of the Wahiba Sands
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A Bedu kneels to pray in the desert,holding his camels by their halters to prevent them wandering off amongst the dunesOman OM3 John Warburton-Lee
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A Bedu rides his camel amongst the sand dunes in the desertOman OM4John Warburton-Lee
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Maasai men,spears in hand,drive their laden donkeys across pristine volcanic grassland at the southern end of Lake Natron. Donkeys carry loads in leather panniers strapped loosely to their flanks
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Maasai men,spears in hand,drive their laden donkeys across pristine volcanic grassland at the southern end of Lake Natron. Donkeys carry loads in leather panniers strapped loosely to their flanks.
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A Maasai man,spear in hand,drives his laden donkeys across pristine volcanic grassland at the southern end of Lake Natron. Donkeys carry loads in leather panniers strapped loosely to their flanks.
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Datoga herdsmen drive their family's cattle along the edge of Lake Balangida Lelu,a seasonal alkaline lake situated due south of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania. Balang'ida in the Datoga language means 'salt'.The Datoga (known to their Maasai neighbours as the Mang'ati and to the Iraqw as Babaraig) live in northern Tanzania and are primarily pastoralists.
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