Tannery Workers, Fès el Bali, Morocco
A chance encounter with a young man gave Ethan Welty rare access to the tannery run by the man’s family.
Duka, A Hamer Girl, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
Alison Wright traveled with an Ethiopian driver/translator to approach and photograph subjects such as this girl, shot by available light for Wright’s new book, Face to Face.
Mongolian Nomad Boy, Arkhangai Province, Central Mongolia
Brian Pineda found a guide/translator (and horse-riding instructor) via the Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Web forum.
Desta, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Joni Kabana employs one main guide/translator, and hires additional help as needed based upon his referral and approval. Often, additional inexperienced, yet highly effective, help is found on the fly in rural areas via a quick interviewing process.
