Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006. No release available.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Mali Troglav (1,913m) surrounded by clouds in the Dinara mountain range, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

GRANT MCDOWELL / Dust storm preceeding thunderstorm in the Sahel, Mali NB Person watching

Gavin Hellier / Person standing at Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Local market held outside Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Man walking up towards Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Traditional masked Ceremonial Dogon Dancers near Sangha, Bandiagara escarpment, Dogon Country, Mali, 2006

Gavin Hellier / Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Gavin Hellier / Women at local market outside Djenne Mosque, the largest mud structure in the world, Djenne is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Niger Inland Delta, Mopti Region, Mali 2006

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Granaries and caves on cliff face above Dogon village of Tireli. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon villagers breaking up soil before planting crop of millet in the village of Tireli. Mali, W.Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon Cave Painting. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon Cave paintings. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon healer letting blood in attempt to cure man suffering from fever. Tireli, Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon boy with toy gun. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon elder telling the future with Cowrie shells. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ancient Tireli society sacrificing Goat (Capra hircus)for celebratory feast. Before the sacrifice, they dance around on a roof wielding their wooden staffs (a symbol of their special fraternity). Mali...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Mud houses and thatched granaries in Dogon village of Tireli. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon women carrying firewood in baskets on their heads. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / View of Sahel from Bandiagara Escarpment. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon elder using fox divination for answering questions, which are set in a grid on the ground. The sand fox is believed to be the earthly intermediary and to communicate directly with the supreme Do...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon elders telling the future with fox divination, reading fox tracks on a grid in the sand. The sand fox is believed to be the earthly intermediary and to communicate directly with the supreme Dogo...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Sandstone cliffs of the Bandiagara escarpment tower 300 feet above Dogon village of Tireli. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon girl having cicatrization to her forehead, a sign of beauty in her culture. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon basket maker trimming basket. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon women removing pots from firing pit. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon women placing pots in firing pit with rims touching sides to conduct the heat. Tireli, Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Masked dancers in Dogon village of Sanga. Mali, West Africa 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Aerial view of the Dogon village of Sangha. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Mud huts and thatched granaries in the Dogon village of Sangha. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon women fetching water in earthenware jars, each holding 25 litres. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dogon boys wrestling to beat of goatskin drums, a local tradition. Mali, West Africa, 1981.

Ingo Arndt / Termites swarming, Bandiagara, Sahel Desert, Mali

Mark Moffett / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) portrait, Mali

Ingo Arndt / Baobab (Adansonia digitata) bark, used to make rope, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Termite (Isoptera) dropped wings after swarming, Bandiagara, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Grass (Sorghum sp) and Pearl Millet (Penissetum sp) bunches, annual grasses grown as grain and animal fodder, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Baobab (Adansonia digitata) bark, made into rope, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Baobab (Adansonia digitata) tree, Dogon man peeling bark for making rope, Sahel Desert, Mali, West Africa

Ingo Arndt / Baobab (Adansonia digitata) tree, with peeled bark used for making rope, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Pearl Millet (Pennisetum sp) annual grass grown as grain and animal fodder, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa

Ingo Arndt / Dogon village built into the sandstone cliffs of Bandiagara, Mali, West Africa

Ingo Arndt / Dogon natives watch approaching sandstorm, Mali, west Africa

Grant McDowell / Mosque with platforms used for annual mud plastering, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Fulani women portrait, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Kola nut seller, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Interior of Dogon house with wooden carvings of women, Mali, North Africa

Grant McDowell / Portrait of young Falani girl with muddy face, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Camel chewing salt on Bedouin salt caravan, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Mosque on Niger river, locals doing their washing on riverbank, Mali. West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon iron monger, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Portrait of Falani woman in traditional clothing, with bowl on her head, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Camels resting, part of Bedouin salt caravan, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Tree with exposed roots on banks of Niger river, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Portrait of two Fulani women, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon crocodile keeper, Mali, West Africa. The crocodile is the first symbol of Dogon, they have a ancestry pact with crocodiles and protect them, even consulting them during important village decisi...

Grant McDowell / Dogon mural, relief carving on side of house, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon wildcat fetishes on grain store, Mali, North Africa

Grant McDowell / Fisherman on Niger river at sunset, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Headress of married Fulani woman, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon wooden figures, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon masked dancers, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon wooden door with sculptures, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Jenne mosque with market in foreground, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon masked dancers, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dust storm preceeding thunderstorm in the Sahel, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon escarpment in rockface, Mali, North Africa

Grant McDowell / Fulani woman with caught fish in tin, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon escarpment in rockface, Mali, North Africa

Grant McDowell / Dogon masked dancer, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Fulani man on camel, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dust storm preceeding thunderstorm in the Sahel, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / The old mosque, Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Bedouin man, Mali, West Africa

Grant McDowell / Dust storm preceeding thunderstorm in the Sahel, Mali

Grant McDowell / Dust storm preceeding thunderstorm in the Sahel, Mali

Ingo Arndt / Termite dropped wings after swarming, Bandiagara, Sahel Desert, Mali

Ingo Arndt / Dogon hunter in front of his hut showing various primate skulls, Sahel Desert, Mali, west Africa