Grandfather and Granddaughter visit the Nyae Nyae salt pans, on their first day on Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia, October 2025.
Photograph: a Martu Elder and his granddaughter standing on the salt pan, the flat of it running away behind them.
Nyae Nyae Conservancy Ranger Kosta guides Nuriah at the Nyae Nyae salt pans on Ju/'hoansi Country.
Photograph: a woman holding up a patterned shawl beside a ranger, both giving a thumbs up.
Elders' Cultural Exchange between //'Ao Topias ≠Oma and Muuki Taylor OAM at Dou Pos Village, Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia, October 2025. Discussion spanned a wide range of topics - including bustard egg-rearing behaviours, sign language, traditional justice protocols, open cultural lore, and many more. These exchanges were frequently interspersed with the statement from Ju/'hoansi translator ≠Oma Kaece: "It's just the same!"
Photograph: two senior men sitting in camp chairs in the sand, mid-conversation.
Nuriah shares photos of home and of art with people in the Ju/'hoansi village of Dou Pos, Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia, October 2025.
Photograph: a woman holding up a large printed photograph for a seated group to look at.
Ju/'hoansi interpreter ≠Oma Kaece sharing stories about hunting and traditional weapons with Senior Martu interpreter Desmond Taylor in Dou Pos Village, Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia, October 2025.
Photograph: a man passing a slender wooden shaft across to another man, both hands meeting mid-frame.
Nuriah sharing examples of her award-winning art about women's stories, with N≠aisa /Ui - the only remaining practising female Ju/'hoansi Indigenous Master Tracker, who has a Cybertracker.org certification of her ability to survive on Country using traditional Indigenous tracking, hunting and gathering skills.
Photograph: a Ju/'hoansi woman sitting in the sand looking at a portrait on a laptop screen.
Ju/'hoansi leader and head of Dou Pos village, Tci!xo Debe, and Martu artist, activist and leader Nuriah Jadai, exchanged gifts on a women's gathering trip on the Nyae Nyae Conservancy, October 2025.
Photograph: two women standing together, one wearing a patterned shawl, her hand on her heart.
Pujiman ↔ Pujiman (Bushmen to Bushmen) Exchange Participants after a day of enthusiastic cultural exchange and rich conversation at Paradise Village, Nyae Nyae Conservancy, Namibia, October 2025.
Photograph: a large group of people gathered in front of a thatched hut, many giving a thumbs up.
Meeting of revered senior Elders, Muuki Taylor OAM and ≠Oma Tsamkxao, "Chief Bobo". The two visionary leaders discussed their similar ambitions for future generations, and the importance of traditional culture, identity, and values for younger generations as they navigate their own paths forward.
Photograph: two senior men standing side by side against a whitewashed wall, hands joined.
Ju/'hoansi Master hunters - K/use N≠amse, /Ui G/aq'o, G/aqo Kxao, & Tsamkxao Leon ≠Oma - guide Desmond Taylor on a tracking trip on Country on the Nyae Nyae Conservancy.
Photograph: a group walking out across open ground, heads down, reading tracks.