Roberto Pazzi
Pageant Contestant
Portrait of a young Wodaabe man during the celebration of the Gerewol festival (Chad).
HUMANKIND, my premium, limited-edition, museum-quality standard book featuring over 200 large-format photos is available here: robertopazziphoto.com/#book
The Wodaabe, are a nomadic subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group, primarily found in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad.
The Gerewol is their annual courtship ritual competition that occurs each year as the traditionally nomadic Wodaabe cattle herders gather at the southern edge of the Sahara before dispersing south on their dry season pastures.
This is a beauty pageant for the young men so that they might be selected by the girls of the tribe.
Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable young women.
Website: robertopazziphoto.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/roberto_pazzi_photo
Pageant Contestant
Portrait of a young Wodaabe man during the celebration of the Gerewol festival (Chad).
HUMANKIND, my premium, limited-edition, museum-quality standard book featuring over 200 large-format photos is available here: robertopazziphoto.com/#book
The Wodaabe, are a nomadic subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group, primarily found in Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Chad.
The Gerewol is their annual courtship ritual competition that occurs each year as the traditionally nomadic Wodaabe cattle herders gather at the southern edge of the Sahara before dispersing south on their dry season pastures.
This is a beauty pageant for the young men so that they might be selected by the girls of the tribe.
Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable young women.
Website: robertopazziphoto.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/roberto_pazzi_photo