Despite the fact that Japan today is a very modern and developed country, Japanese people managed to keep their unique ancient culture alive. It's not uncommon to see women wearing traditional kimonos on the streets of Japanese cities. I met this girl in March 2016 in Kiyomizu Temple of an ancient capital of the country, Kyoto. She came from Tokyo for a weekend just to visit the temple. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #facesoftheworld #travelphotography #portrait #japan #japanese #girl #traditional #kimono #culture #people #photo #asia #kyoto #japanesegirl #asiangirl #love #beauty #peace #tolerance #diversity #amazingworld #beautifulworld

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Ladakhi woman from Nubra Valley. Ladakh is a Northernmost region of India located in Himalayas. It's one of the most remote places in the country with stunning mountain beauty and unique culture of its people. Ladakhis are of Tibetian descent and the region's culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet. I met this woman on her way to Diskit Monastery. She was going to attend an annual Gustor ritual and greet Thiksey Rinpoche, the chief lama of Ladakh Kingdom, visiting that day. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #ladakh #ladakhi #tibetian #india #biddhist #himalayas #tibet #nubra #rinpoche #thiksey #diskit #gelug #gustor #portrait #ladakhiwoman #ethnic #minority #ethnicminority #peace #love #tolerance #diversity #amazingworld

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Tofalar boy. Tofalar (Karagas) people are the smallest ethnic minority group of the world. Total number of Tofalars is only about seven hundred people. They live in three remote villages in Sayan Mountains of Siberia, Russia. From the nearest town they are reachable only by one hour helicopter flight. I have just come back from this area. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #ethnic #minority #tofalar #tofalaria #tofalariya #people #siberia #russia #karagas #diversity #peace #tolerance #thenorthface #tribe #tribal #traditional #culture #asia #portrait #people #sayan

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At the beginning of 20th century Mongolia had 583 Buddhist monasteries and temples. In the 1920s, there were about 110,000 monks. In 1935, monks constituted 48 percent of the adult male population. Just within the next 5 years communist government destroyed it all. By the 1940s, nearly every monk was either dead or had apostatized. Instead, the only one government controlled monastery, with a community of 100 monks, was open in Ulaanbaatar, solely as a showpiece for high-profile international visitors, to prove that the freedom of religion was allowed. After the end of communism era in 1990 there has been a resurgence of Buddhism in the country, but it will take generations to recover. When I traveled Mongolia last September I wanted to find a monastery that escaped demolition. I found none. Only a couple of them in the whole country managed to survive, but only partly. I took the photo of this monk in one of them, Erdene Zuu. Just a small part of it remained untouched, because during the communist time it was converted into museum. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #portrait #mongolia #communism #asia #buddhism #buddha #monk #history #mongol #religion #erdenezuukhiid #love #peace #tolerance #diversity #freedom #

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Not all the Mursi girls want to wear a lip plate. This girl decided not to. And it's always not easy to go against the common, to be different. She is a minority within a minority. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #mursi #tribe #tribal #ethnic #minority #omo #omovalley #ethiopia #africa #african #africangirl #tribegram #portrait #diversity #people #girl #native #lipplates

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As many Habaneros this man leaves in a crumbling building of Old part of Havana. He breeds chicken right in his apartment in order to get some extra cash. Everybody finds own way to survive here. With average salary 10-20 USD per months, apart from the government rationed bread, rice and a few other basic products, everything else is a limited supply and cost more than abroad. I took this photo 29 Feb 2016. ‪#travelphotography #theworldinfaces ‬ ‪#worldinfaces ‬ ‪#facesoftheworld #face ‬ ‪#portrait ‬ ‪#cuba ‪#cuban ‬ ‪#people ‪#revolution ‬ ‪#che ‬ ‪#cheguevara #havana

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While traveling Wakhan Valley of Afghanistan last July in one of the villages I was invited by locals to their traditional Pamiri house. Inside I was welcomed by an extended family and neighbors who gathered just to see the guest. There were many kids playing together. This little girl with her unusually blond hair and blue eyes was one of them. Natural light was coming to the room only from a ceiling opening that was used for ventilation as well. She was seating right beneath it on a clay cook top when I took this photo. #travelphotography #theworldinfaces #wakhancorridor #worldinfaces #wakhi #wakhan #afghani #afghanistan #pamiri #pamir #ethnic #traditional #girl #portrait #minority #people #peace #diversity #tolerance #culture #tradition #centralasia #khik

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Young Gelug Buddhist monk from Diskit Monastery, Nubra Valley, Kingdom of Ladakh. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #people #asia #gelug #monk #diskit #nubra #ladakh #tibet #himalayas #india #ethno #portrait #travelphotography #native #indigenous #gelugpa #traditions #natgeo #facesoftheworld #diversity #ladakhi #gompa #buddhist #buddhism #buddha

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Nyangatom tribe woman. This tribe inhabits remote border area of South Sudan and Ethiopia, living on the both sides. Women of Nyangatom tribe wear a lot of different beads, which they never take off. As a young girl, she gets a first strand of beads as a gift from her father and for all the years of her life she adds more and more. It's not uncommon to see a woman wearing several kilograms of beads. I took this portrait of an elderly Nyangatom woman in December 2014. The World in Faces project by Alexander Khimushin. One new portrait every day. #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #people #tribe #tribal #africa #southsudan #ethiopia #ethnic #minority #ethno #portrait #travelphotography #native #indigenous #omo #nilotic #nyangatom #bume #donyiro #natgeo #facesoftheworld #diversity

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Meitei elder is getting ready to perform Jagoi. The Meitei people are the ethnic group of the remote North-East Indian State of Manipur. They also live in the neighboring Myanmar and Bangladesh. Meitei speak Sino-Tibetian language called Meiteilon. Written history of Meitei people dates back to 33AD. Meitei believe that they are descendants of a mystical creature Pakhangba, a dragon with dear antlers. Thougal Jagoi is a ritual dance that is performed to please deities of the God Lainingthou and the Goddess Lairembi. I took this photo near Moirang, Manipur while travelling across the North-East States in 2012. The World in Faces project by Alexander Khimushin. #travelphotography #theworldinfaces #worldinfaces #facesoftheworld #meitei #manipuri #manipur #india #myanmar #bangladesh #tripura #northeastindia #picoftheday #natgeo #native #ethnic #ethno #minority #portrait #jagoi #thougal #indigenous #tribal #traditional #burma #manipuridance #people #moirang

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