Traditional Craftsmanship

Women engaged in traditional weaving and crafts, showcasing cultural heritage through intricate textile work.

Local woman in traditional clothes weaves alpaca wool with bone

Guatemala, Solola. Woman In Traditional Dress Carrying Basket On Her Head

Asia; Thailand; Mae Hong Son, Longneck Karen Elder Weaving

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Patzun, Kakchiquel Indian Woman Making A Huipile Blouse

Local woman in traditional clothes weaves alpaca wool with bone

Guatemala, Antigua. Woman weaving with traditional backstrap loom.

Old Pur

Tajik family at table with typical offering of mutton, tea and bread, near Ayni, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Desert Indians

BOLIVIA LAKE TITICACA AYMARA INDIAN MAN BUILDING BOAT

Indonesia, Bali. Traditional handicraft village of Tohpati specializing in hand made batik fabric.

Central America, Panama, Soberania National Park, Gamboa. Embera Indian woman in colorful native attire making basket. Detail of hands with typical dark dye on fingers. Select focus. (Editorial Usage Only)

A fishermans' wife repairs a fishing net in the village of Tung Nang Dam located on the North Andaman Sea - THAILAND

Guatemala, Western Highlands, Lake Atitlan, Panajachel. A Tzutujill woman weaving textiles on a traditional loom.

A guest relaxes in one of the thatched accommodation huts of Kalacha Lodge, a self-catering tourist lodge operated by the local Gabbra community at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert.

Andean prist Cayetano Ccanahuire Puma working the q'oya for to build a rope for the Q'eswachaka bridge. Every member of the four "comunidades campesinas" (villages) nearby the bridge have the duty to bring like contribution 40 "arms" (60 meters) of rope.

Man preparing fibers for baskets, Sei Sekonyer, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Close up of Peruvian lady in authentic dress spinning yarn by hand. (Peru)

Woman at loom weaving fabrics by hand in San Antonio on remote Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

Peru, Chincheros. Peruvian woman in traditional dress at the local artisan coop workshop.

Young Batak tribeswoman weaving sarong with traditional Batak Toba design, Buhit, Samosir Island, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man and woman in workshop working on pottery

Guatemala, Panajachel. Local women sell goods to tourists.

50 yr woman getting East Indian style Henna Tattoo Southeastern Mauritius Africa

Laos, Craft, Hmong Woman Embroidering Textile

Laos, , General - people, Woman with locally woven textiles

Hat seller, Essaouira, Morocco

Man using loom during hand made carpet manufacture, Teotitlan del Valle, near Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico CAP/MEL Mel Longhurst/ Copyright: xMelxLonghurstx/CapitalxPicturesx

Guatemala, Santa Catarina. Closeup of young Mayan girl carrying weavings to sell in the town of Santa Catarina.

Berimbau player playing his instrument during typical folk festival in the interior of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Asia, China, Yunnan Province, Yuanyang. Unusual streetside pitch to Hani woman at Xinjie market (Old Yuanyang). (Editorial Usage Only)

Asia, Myanmar, Nyaungshwe, Burmese woman selling snakehead fish (Channa sp.) at market

A stallholder surrounded by his wares at Bati market. 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.

A woman carrying a full basket of fresh picked vegetables

A Nenets woman sewing the upper layer of a new coat, malitsa, inside her tent, Chum, Yar-Sale district. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia, Europe

Guatemala, Chichicastenango. Mayan women shopping in Chichicastenango on market day.

Coffee Bay, Transkye, Wild Coast, South Africa. A tribal gathering at a local village.

High angle view of woman wearing trousers with floral pattern sitting on shag carpet, writing in diary.

Local residents and students collaborated to paint the walls of the village.

Togo, Nyamassilla, woman

Thailand, Chiang Mai, Young Lawa Woman Weaving On A Back Strap Loom

A village scene with a woman in front of her bamboo house in the Bajau Sea Gypsy village on Bungin Island, famous for living in stilt houses above the water and living entirely off the sea, off the coast of Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.

Potter’s hands guiding child’s hands to help him to work with the pottery wheel

A woman weaves traditional fabric using a hand loom, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, Asia

Hmong girls in traditional costume looking at photos of themselves at the New Year festival, Phonsavan, Laos

Adi Gallo woman weaving material at a traditional hand loom in Pobdi village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

A woman puts firewood into the flames under pots, local life in the famous crab market; Kep, Cambodia

Child worker at weekly market, Had Draa, Morocco.

Senior woman making fresh noodles at home, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

MOROCCO, South of the High Atlas, OUARZAZATE: Group of Merchants / Ensemble Artisanat (MR)

Myanmar, Mandalay, Sexual Health Worker Discussing The Use Of Condoms With Local Women In Rural Area.

Vietnam, Da Nang. Old imperial capital city of Hue. Local woman making typical Vietnamese conical-shaped bamboo hats.

Uzbekistan, Khiva, Old Town, Bread Baking, Woman Firing Up Oven

It is on the peaceful and picturesque island of Cheng Chau in the heart of the Hong Kong archipelago that we find Louis To alias "Sugarman". An internationally renowned painter and sculptor, Louis made an astonishing reconversion ten years ago. He wanted to revive a six centuries old Chinese tradition that he had been exposed to during his childhood: handcrafted puffed candy. Thus, after several months of work and experimentation, Louis embarked on a new art form. Like a sculptor, using high quality sugar imported from Germany as his material, he creates small, bright and colourful figurines of fantastic chimeras. "Making sweets is not my job, I'm still an artist. They are like sculptures, you can keep them for at least ten years.». His small shop where he designs his impressive sweets under the astonished eyes of children and parents has become a major attraction on Cheng Chau Island. Nicknamed "Sugarman" by all, he now enjoys a more popular reputation of which he is proud. "As a c

Percussionist playing a rudimentary atabaque during afro-brazilian cultural manifestation at Pelourinho on Salvador city, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

AMAZON RIVER, VILLAGE, PEOPLE ROASTING TAPIOCA (FROM CASSAVA ROOT)

Women make clay figure souvenirs in factory, Xian, China

Hưng Yên, Vietnam - 15 December 2019: View of an elderly woman's weathered hands deftly weaving intricate bamboo patterns against a backdrop of handcrafted conical hats.

Woman spinning, making reel of cotton thread, village around Nong Khiaw, District of Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Woman laying bricks, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Panjakent, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. Craftsperson weaving at the Historical Museum in Panjakent. (Editorial Use Only)

Man sewing Bei Aprons in Bei Village in Dali, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China

Vietnamese woman spinning silk from the silkworm cocoon in Hoi An, Vietnam.

Young man standing in a doorway

French Polynesia, Austral Islands, Tubuai. Woman plays a homemade string bass instrument in a band welcoming tourists to the island.

Iranian woman weaving a carpet, Na'in, Isfahan Province, Iran, Asia

RUGS and panchos near the CENTRAL COVERED MARKET - GUANAJUATO, MEXICO

Women selling handicraft items in market in Tadrart, Morocco.

Pretty stylish girl with pink flower crown and red plaid shirt in a old house

Woman outside Farm House

Market at Solola, Western Highlands, Guatemala, Central America

Africa, Gambia, Banjul. Close-up of Woman tying fabric for dyeing.

Woman doing another woman's hair in front of her hut, customer is 40 years old, in a poor neighborhood, Cancun, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Latin America, North America, Central America

Syria, Bedouin woman with spinning wheel.

Peruvian people in city street

A man cleaning wool for dyeing in the small village of Angkor Ban, Battambang Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia Copyright: MichaelxNolan 1112-9067 Editorial Use Only

Vietnam, Thuan Chau, market, young woman meat vendor

Africa, Gambia, Banjul. Woman tying fabric for dyeing.

Africa, Mozambique, Maputo Province, capital Maputo, stalls in the streets

Khiva, city, Uzbekistan, man

A Vietnamese craftsman works while his daughter laughs at him.

Woman, 49, washing laundry in a plastic tub, Puesto La Guascha, Gran Chaco, Salta, Argentina, South America

woman in rubber plantation . Beatiful asian woman smile in rubber plantation , Thailand

Mongolia, Khentii Province. Horse Herders on the plaiting leather straps.

24 hours on the beach of Barcelona. We could consider this place as a theater, where day and night play repetitive and often incongruous scenes. From morning to the next morning, the sand moved by the feet of all generations and virtually all nationalities.During the day, tourists and Barcelona languish and bathe while undocumented constantly trying to sell their beers, mojitos , pink , sheets, tattoos , hats and items of all kinds out of nowhere .Once the night, this place takes a different turn from that day while keeping some families and undocumented also convert into dealer . Of numerous nightclubs line the beach and they are full . Here in picture 24 hours on the beach of Barcelona. 24 heures sur la plage de Barcelone. On pourrai considérer ce lieu comme un thétre, où se jouent jour et nuit des scènes répétitives et souvent incongrus. Du matin au matin suivant, ce sable est déplacé par les pieds de toutes les générations et pratiquement toutes les nationalités.La

Selling carpets and sheep skin, Lahij village on the southern slopes of Greater Caucasus. Ismailli, Azerbaijan.

Happy family standing together in front of wall

Africa, Egypt, Cairo, Giza. October 4, 2018. Carpet, tapestry, and rug weaving school. (Editorial Use Only)

Vietnam, Mekong Delta. Gardens with woman in straw hat (MR)

Traditional woman selling food, market stall at Osh Bazaar, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Asia

Young girls playing traditional instruments in the Schoolchildrens palace, Pyongyang, North Korea, Asia

Uzbek women at tea house, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Two women operating a bakery with a wood stove in a backyard, San Ignacio, Chiquitania, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, South America

Java, Indonesia. Portrait of potter using foot wheel to fashion large pot from the wet clay in his workshop. (Editorial Use Only)

Kathmandu - street hawker selling colours

A Man Lifts A Large Full Sack Of Coffee Beans Onto His Back, Muara Pinang Sumatera Selatan Indonesia

Uighur woman with baby in a crib, Xinjiang Province, Silk Road, China

Mature woman by sewing and quilting in her home

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