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    • On Kooch with the Bakhtiari Nomads – Persia’s Living Heritage
    • On the hunt with the last nomadic Penan
    • En voyage with the spirited Bajau seafarers
    • Ghost Month in Taiwan & The Sacrificial Gifts
    • Street Ninjas – Vietnam’s Obsession for fair Skin
    • Farewell Jeepney! Phasing out the Pinoy’s pride
    • Tabu is Life! Status quo of shell money in Papua New Guinea
    • Sepik – Source of Life (Visual Story)
      • Sepik – Source of Life (uncut)
    • Lamafa – Hunting the ancestor’s gift – Visual Story
    • Poy Sang Long – Princes to Novices
    • Love beyond death – Toraja’s uncanny Heritage – Overview
    • What does the future hold for Hanoi’s iconic street vendors?
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      • Sri Lanka
        • Sri Lanka – Coastline (Visual Mix)
        • Sri Lanka – Inland (Visual Mix)
        • Fading Sails – The Legacy of Shrimp Fishing in Sri Lanka
      • Taiwan (Documentary)
        • Unleashed Hell – The good brothers and sisters on the loose
        • Master Du and the floating lanterns – Keeping the spirits at bay
        • Pudu Universal Salvation – Feeding the needy
        • Devotion – Otherworldly Assistance
        • Nana’s Transformation – The divine interpreter
        • Lavish afterlife – Yean’s Paper Art
        • Joss Paper – Spiritual Currency
        • Cheng Huang God Patrol
        • Catching the strays – Leashed Hell
      • Philippines
        • MassKara Festival (Bacalod – Negros Oriental)
        • Eternal Wake – dead end in Manila’s North Cemetery
        • Eternal Wake – dead end in Manila’s North Cemetery – Videography
        • Farewell Jeepney! Phasing out the Pinoy’s pride
        • The Cordilleras – Luzon’s Rice Terraces
      • Malaysia
        • Don’t Panic! Hitchhiking through Malaysia
        • George Town – Penang
        • Kota Bharu – Kelantan
        • Kuala Lumpur
        • Borneo – Sarawak
        • Borneo – Sarawak – Bumiputras
        • The Penan – Sarawak’s last nomads
        • Pulau Tiga – Mount Kinabalu – Sepilog
        • Semporna & The Bajau
          • The Bajau (bird’s-eye view)
          • The Bajau (Portraits)
      • Indonesia
        • Alone! The Robinson Experiment – 10 days castaway on a deserted island
        • Love beyond Death – Torajas uncanny heritage – full story
          • Torajas bizarre heritage – Toma Kula’ – The Sick
          • Torajas bizarre heritage – Rambu Solo’
          • Torajas bizarre heritage – Ma’Nene – Care of Ancestors
            • Ma’Nene – Care of Ancestors – Gallery
            • Ma Nene – Care of Ancestors – Selfies
          • Tato Dena – Aluk To Dolo
          • To Ma Pamanta – The Weatherman
          • Toraja – Nature
        • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Hunting the ancestor’s gift
          • Lamafa – Hunting the ancestor’s gift – Visual Story
          • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Overview
            • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Papa Alo
            • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Papa Petro
            • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Papa Ignasius
            • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Papa Manuel
            • Lamalera’s Lamafa – Papa Alfredus
        • Sumatra Road Trip – Medan to Jakarta
        • Volcanic Indonesia
        • Rinjani Volcano
        • Ijen Volcano
        • Bromo Volcano
        • Nopan “Vespa Heaven”
        • Malang – Jodipan and Tridi village
        • Pacu Jawi – Bull Race in Padang Luar
        • Makepung – Traditional Bull Race in Bali
        • Komodo
        • Flores – Kelimutu
      • Vietnam
        • Selection – Natural Wonders of Vietnam
        • Hanoi
          • Hanoi’s Street Vendors
          • Hanoi’s Street Vendors (bird’s-eye view)
          • Hanoi’s Street Figaros
        • Mekong Delta & Phu Quoc
        • Phan Thiet & South Coast
        • Mui Ne Sand Dunes
        • Ly Son Island
        • Cam Rhang – Da Lat – Hoi An
        • Da Nang (at Night)
        • City of Ghosts – the cemetery of An Bang
        • Hue
        • Hue’s abandoned water park
        • Phong Nha Caves
        • Ho Chi Minh Trail
        • Son La Province
        • Sin Ho
        • Mu Cang Chai
        • Van Chan
        • Bac Ha and Can Cau
        • Ha Giang Province
        • Dong Van & Lung Cu Market
        • Cao Bang Province
        • Bac Son
        • Pa Then Fire Festival
        • Cat Ba
      • Thailand
        • Poy Sang Long – Princes to Novices
        • Sak Yant – Thailand’s bizarre Tattoo traditions
        • Bangkok
        • Bangkok – Sepak Takraw
        • Bangkok’s Airplane Graveyard
        • Maeklong Train Market
        • Tha Kha Floating Market
        • Ayutthaya
        • Chiang Rai
        • Magha Puja Day
        • Thai Islands
      • Timor-Leste
        • The 1 Horsepower Project – adventuring Timor-Leste’s backcountry by pony
        • Balibo to Suai
        • Avo Lafeik – Suai Loro
        • Maubisse to Los Palos
      • Cambodia
        • Ratanakiri Province
        • Siem Reap – Angkor Wat
        • Battambang
        • Tonle Sap – Kompong Luong
        • Phnom Penh
        • Kampot – Kep
        • Sihanoukville – Otrez – Koh Rong Samloem
      • Laos
        • Luang Prabang (Pi Mai – Buddhist New Year’s Event)
        • Kuang Si Waterfall
        • Muang Sing – Boung Bang Fai (Bamboo Rocket Festival)
        • Phongsaly
        • Boun Tai Trek
        • Vientiane
        • Champasak, Bolaven Plateau & 4000 Islands
      • Myanmar
        • Yangon
        • Inle Lake
        • Taunggyi Tazaungdaing festival
        • Kakku
        • Loikaw
        • The Padaung
        • Hsipaw
        • Mindat and Surroundings
        • The Chin
        • Bagan
        • Mrauk-U and Lay Mro River
        • Ngapali
        • Myanmar River Journey
      • Brunei
      • Iran
        • On Kooch with the Bakhtiari Nomads – Persia’s Living Heritage
      • India
        • Rajasthan
        • Varanasi
        • Kerala
        • Thrissur Onam Festival Pulikali
        • Kerala’s Backwater
        • Amritsar
        • Ladakh
        • Valparai Tamil Nadu
        • Agra – Taj Mahal
        • Darjeeling
        • Andaman Islands
      • China’s Southwest
        • Guilin
        • Danxia Landform Rainbow Mountains
        • Dongchuan
        • Yuanyang
        • Huanglong and Jiuszhaigou
        • Shangri La
        • Tiger Leaping Gorge
      • Nepal
        • Annapurna Circuit
        • Gokyo Trek
        • Kathmandu
        • Pokhara Paddy Planting Festival
      • Hong Kong (via Photoshelter)
      • South Korea (via Photoshelter)
    • Oceania
      • Papua New Guinea
        • Tabu is Life! Shell money in Papua New Guinea
        • Sepik – Source of Life (Visual Story)
          • Papua New Guinea – Sepik Region – Crocodile Festival
          • Papua New Guinea – Sepik Region – Swagup to Palambei
        • The Shark Callers of Kontu
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      • Chile (via Photoshelter)
      • Argentina (via Photoshelter)
      • Ecuador (via Photoshelter)
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        • Andringitra National Park
        • Anja Community Reserve
        • Southwest Coast
        • Nosy Ve & Andavadoaka
        • Bedo (Mikea) Village
        • Baobab Forest near Morombe
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On Kooch with the Bakhtiari Nomads – Persia’s Living Heritage

Posted on 3. May 202510. May 2025 by Claudio Sieber
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Fading Sails – The Legacy of Shrimp Fishing in Sri Lanka

Posted on 30. December 202330. December 2023 by Claudio Sieber
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On the hunt with the last nomadic Penan

Posted on 16. May 202316. May 2023 by Claudio Sieber
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En voyage with the spirited Bajau seafarers

Posted on 16. May 2023 by Claudio Sieber
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Ghost Month in Taiwan & the sacrificial gifts

Posted on 8. September 202019. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
Ghost Month celebration in Keelung Taiwan
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Street Ninjas – Vietnam’s obsession for fair skin

Posted on 1. July 201916. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
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Farewell Jeepney! Phasing out the pinoy’s pride

Posted on 6. February 201919. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
The cemeteries in Metro Manila (Philippines) are often home to not only the dead but also to the living.
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Tabu is Life! Status quo of shell money in Papua New Guinea

Posted on 10. December 201819. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
Tabu shell money of the Tolai society in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Sepik – Source of Life (Visual Story)

Posted on 3. December 201819. July 2023 by Claudio Sieber
The mighty Sepik river in Papua New Guinea and its residents
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Lamafa – Hunting the ancestor’s gift

Posted on 18. May 201819. May 2021 by Claudio Sieber
Lamafa - The world's last traditional whale hunters
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