Laurent Geslin / Mursi shepherd with his stick, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Young Hamer child displays his traditional face paints, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Two young Hamer children display their traditional face paints and costume, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Young Erbore boy shows his body paints, these are usually only applied for special celebrations, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Painted forest, Oma Valley, Urdaibai, Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain, July 2015. Photo was taken at The Painted Forest, a visual performance created by Agustin Ibarrola artist at a pine grove located...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo woman with traditional clothes and body paints. Territory of the Karo tribe. Omo river. Ethiopia, November 2014

Laurent Geslin / Young Hamer child displays her traditional face paints, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Laurent Geslin / Two young Erbore boys show their body paints, these are usually only applied for special celebrations, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Merryn Thomas / Paints, tools and brushes in Malcolm Darch's workshop, Salcombe, Devon, UK. January 2009.

Charlie Summers / Wild Horses / Mustangs (Equus caballus) of all colours, paints, bays, 'medicine hats', on prairie land. South Dakota, USA, July.

Juergen Freund / Papua New Guinean artist with the four natural pigments he uses for paint. He carves Malagan wooden sculptures, the ceremonial art of New Ireland's living culture, from the soft, abundant Saba tree wo...

Juergen Freund / Papua New Guinean artist with the natural pigment he uses when carving Malagan wooden sculptures, the ceremonial art of New Ireland's living culture. The black pigment is made from a fruit of a Kalapu...

Chien Lee / Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis) resin exuding from a cut made in the trunk used to manufacture varnish, paints, and adhesives, Sultan's Peak, Palawan, Philippines

Tim Laman / Man applying face paints at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman appying face paints for traditional ceremony, Mount Hagen, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Woman applying traditional face paints for ceremony, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Tim Laman / Villager checks face paints at Payakona Village singsing ceremony. Mount Hagen vicinity in the Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. September 2004

Inaki Relanzon / Girl with painted face from the tribe Antakarana, Nosy Tanikeli, North Madagascar.

Inaki Relanzon / Malagassy woman with painted face from the tribe Antakarana, Nosy Be, Madagascar.

Carol Walker / Two cowboys drive Quarter horses by red cliffs - two paints and a black, palomino, sorrel and red roan, Flitner Ranch, Shell, Wyoming, USA, model released

John Cancalosi / Indian elephant {Elaphus maximus} that paints pictures at zoo, USA

Patricio Robles Gil / Feathered head-dress of warrior, Wahgi valley people, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Patricio Robles Gil / Warrior with feathers in head-dress, Huli people, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Patricio Robles Gil / Warrior with Bird of paradise feathers in head-dress, Huli people, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Patricio Robles Gil / Feathered head-dress of warrior, Wahgi valley people, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Patricio Robles Gil / Warrior with painted face, Wahgi valley people, Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Patricio Robles Gil / Warrior with Bird of paradise feathers in head-dress, Huli people, Papua New Guinea, 2001

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Artwork of Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, in enamel, on a huge vase, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China November 2015.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Artwork of Peacock (Pavo cristatus) in enamel, on a huge vase, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China November 2015.