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No 106

The Japanese Monks Who Walk on Fire

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Photographs by Pauline Forge

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United States

Helter Shelter

The improvised, weather-resistant hunting cabins of Alaska's native Iñupiats.
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Canada

Nova Scotia's Harpoon Fishermen

Nova Scotia’s old-school swordfish hunters don’t use lines or nets.
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Indonesia

Indonesia's Traditional Free Divers

In Sulawesi, big-lunged Bajau hunters eke out a traditional living underwater.
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Iceland

A Most Disruptive Volcano

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The little mountain that caused big problems.

Brazil

The Amazon’s Most Endangered Hunters

The threatened Awá people shoot to kill—and to live.
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United States

Hand-Mowers of Addison County, Vermont

Tradition-minded Vermont farmers swear by the scythe.
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News

Jungles in Paris / META Gallery: "Dreams of the Ocean" Photo Sale

A few months ago, a contemporary art gallery in Monaco, META, asked us to curate some ocean-themed photography for the principality's Ocean Art Week. We tapped a trio of Jungles contributors from around the world and came up with "Dreams of the Ocean," which opened on April 12. The collection uses a range of photographic styles and perspectives (and taps into a diversity of marine landscapes) to engage with some of the bluest zones on our Blue Planet. The work is on sale now, if you've got a moment go have a look.

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Lessons of a Peruvian Medicine Man

No 105

When illness strikes in the Peruvian Amazon, the person to seek out has traditionally been a curandero. Spanish for "healer," this skilled practitioner treats everything from bad luck to a bad back. The forest is his pharmacy. His knowledge of native roots, barks, flowers, leaves, is a centuries-old inheritance. It’s much more sophisticated than meets the eye—and...

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Credits

  • Filmmakers - Guille Isa and Bill Silva
  • Producers - David Algar and Martin Gomez Mora
  • Executive Producers - Oliver & Darrell Hartman
  • Editor - Bil Silva
  • Original Music & Location Sound - David Algar
  • Sound Mix - Josh Wilson
  • Color - Evan Allan
  • Text - Greg von Portz

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