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Hey everyone, photographer Jimmy Nelson will be having an art exhibit this Thursday February 26th, 2015 - April 8th, 2015 at the Bryce Wolkowitz Galley in NYC. I would love for you all to attend during opening night on Feb. 26th (6pm-8pm), if you can make it send me a message, let’s meet up!

He will be exhibiting his work from his book “Before they Pass Away”. In this book he showcases his 3yr work in a photo-doc. Mr. Nelson visited 35 of the world’s least known and most imperiled tribal peoples — from the Huli and Kalam tribes of New Guinea, to the Tsaatan of Mongolia and the Mursi people inhabiting the highlands of the Omo River valley in remote southern Ethiopia.

One of the tribes that he had the honor of meeting is the Samburu people of Kenya. (Pictures above)

The Samburu people live in northern Kenya, where the foothills of Mount Kenya merge into the northern desert. As cattle-herding Nilotes, they reached Kenya some five hundred years ago, moving southwards along the plains of the Rift Valley in a rapid, all-conquering advance.