Capturing Vanishing Worlds

By Marco Ferrarese

January 2018 PENANG PROFILE
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(Left) Jimmy Nelson.
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Jimmy Nelson traverses the globe to photograph obscure tribes.Jimmy Nelson’s job is no walk in the park: constantly gallivanting in jungle thickets around the world, he leaves his family of four in Amsterdam, where they reside, and spends up to nine months every year in search of forlorn cultures.He photographs them in ways that highlight their sheer power, pride and beauty. “These people stand next to beaches we spend most of our lives saving up to go to. We go...

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Marco Ferrarese

is a musician, author and travel writer. He has written about overland travel and extreme music in Asia, and blogs at www.monkeyrockworld.com. He also curates the Penang Insider, the smart guide for traveling and living in Penang, at www.penang-insider.com. His latest book, The Travels of Marco Yolo, is available in bookstores. Follow him on Twitter @monkeyrockworld.


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