Eric Baccega / Buriat shaman plays tambourine on Olkhon Island, Baikal lake, Siberia, Russia, June 2000

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / 17th Century Saami Shaman's magic drum from Vard in Finnmark. North Norway, March 2007.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dusk on winter day in the forest on Shaman Mountain near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia, 1999

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Dusk on winter day in the forest on Shaman Mountain near Verkhoyansk. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia, 1999.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nganasan man wearing traditional clothing made from reindeer / caribou skin and Shaman's headdress. Taymyr, Northern Siberia, Russia, 2004.

Eric Baccega / Head portrait of Portrait of Inuit shaman woman, wearing traditional beaded headband / headdress, Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

Eric Baccega / Hands of a buriat shaman, showing deformity of two thumbs on right hand, Olhkon Island, Baikal lake, Siberia, Russia, June 2000

Eric Baccega / Buriat shaman plays tambourine on Olkhon Island, Baikal lake, Siberia, Russia, June 2000

Eric Baccega / Shaman rocks and Buriat religious symbol, Olhkon Island Baikal lake, Siberia, Rusia, June 2000

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Tim Laman / Mahtab Gazi, a gunin or tiger shaman, upon first landing at each new site for searching for honey, goes on land first and casts a spell on any tigers in the area so that they can not harm the honey hu...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Pete Oxford / Colorado or Tsáchila Indian Shaman performs a cleansing ceremony by spraying a concoction of alcohol and medicinal herbs over his 'patient'. Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Coastal ECUADOR. South Am...

Nick Gordon / A Piaroa Indian medecine man / shaman with tarantual headress, Amazonas, Venezuela

Pete Oxford / Secoya Indian shaman grinding maize, Rio Agua Rico, Ecuadorian Amazon, 1994

Konstantin Mikhailov / Obo - religious sign of shamanism on the hill above Tola river valley, Ullan-Baator, Mongolia.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Shamanism ceremony, Lena River, Republick Yakutia-Sakha, Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Shamanism ceremony, Lena River, Republick Yakutia-Sakha, Siberia, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Obo - religious sign of shamanism on the hill above Tola river valley, Ullan-Baator, Mongolia.

Pete Oxford / Zulu Shaman apprentice, Natal, South Africa

Eric Baccega / Shaman musician, Siberia, Russia

Onne van der Wal / Ropes and winch onboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" cruising at sunset, Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

Onne van der Wal / Cruising onboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" at sunset, Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

Onne van der Wal / Cruising onboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" at sunset, Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

Onne van der Wal / Cruising onboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" at sunset, Dominican Republic, Caribbean.

Onne van der Wal / Cruising onboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" at sunset, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" sailing among the icebergs off South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Crew member clipped on and coming aft as 88ft Sloop "Shaman" heads west on a windy day, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Beneath the low lying cloud, the 88ft sloop "Shaman" is dwarfed by Nordenskjold Glacier in Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" sailing under a backdrop of snow covered mountains and glaciers off the south coast of South Georgia. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Superyacht "Shaman" anchored beyond a colony of king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Masthead view of ice from an 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", in the Norwegian Arctic region of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in a deserted bay in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" sailing among the icebergs off South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Photographer Onne van der Wal onboard "Shaman", editing his digital images, anchored off South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Superyacht "Shaman" anchored beyond a colony of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" at anchor in a foggy Kodiak Island inlet, Alaska. 2001. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Dangerous conditions for 88ft sloop "Shaman", cruising through ice and fog in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

Onne van der Wal / Crew member standing on the bow of 88ft sloop "Shaman" to communicate with the skipper when approaching a large iceberg Spitsbergen, viewed from the masthead. Svalbard, Norway 1998.

Onne van der Wal / Snorkeling off the back of an 88 foot Tripp designed sloop, "Shaman", in the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman", anchored near a glacier whilst the crew explore Magdalena Fjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored beneath the mountains of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Onne van der Wal / Nosing up to a waterfall in Alaska on 88ft sloop "Shaman" 2001

Onne van der Wal / Nosing up to a waterfall in Alaska aboard 88ft sloop "Shaman."

Onne van der Wal / A wild dolphin surfaces under the bow of 88ft sloop "Shaman" in Fjordland, a World Heritage Site in South Island, New Zealand. Model Released and Property Released.^^^ Only a handful of yachts reach t...

Onne van der Wal / 88ft foot sloop "Shaman" anchored beneath the mountains of Spitsbergen on a calm day. Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Aerial view from the masthead of the 88 foot sloop "Shaman", of the clear waters of the Vava'u group of islands, Tonga, South Pacific. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of 88ft superyacht "Shaman" watching from the bow as the yacht approaches a large iceberg, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" moored up at Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Crew aboard the 88ft Sloop yacht "Shaman", watching ahead as they motor into Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Beneath the low lying cloud, the 88ft sloop "Shaman" approaches the Nordenskjold Glacier in Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of superyacht "Shaman" watching from the bow as the yacht approaches a large iceberg, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of superyacht "Shaman" watching from the bow as the yacht approaches a large iceberg, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" tied up to the dock at the abandoned whaling station in Grytviken, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft yacht "Shaman" approaching the Nordenskjold Glacier in Cumberland Bay, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Looking down the mast of 88ft Sloop "Shaman" from about 100 ft with the feet of the photographer in view, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft Sloop yacht "Shaman", at anchor in Cobbler's Cove, South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Aerial view from the masthead of the 88 foot sloop "Shaman", swimmers can be seen below in the clear waters of the Vava'u Group, Tonga, South Pacific. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", exploring Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Spitsbergen under midnight sun light at 2.00am, Svalbard, Norway 1998.

Onne van der Wal / Crew of 88ft sloop "Shaman" make their way back to the yacht in an inflatable tender at a light 2 o'clock in the morning. Summertime on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998.

Onne van der Wal / Crew of 88ft sloop "Shaman" watching New Zealand Fur Seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) in Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand, 2001. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft yacht "Shaman" anchored in Doubtful Sound, the second largest of Fiordland's fiords, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman", anchored near mountains in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, 1998. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft yacht "Shaman" anchored among the islands of Fiordland, South island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft yacht "Shaman" motoring through fjords of South Island, New Zealand. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway 1998

Onne van der Wal / Crew from the 88 foot sloop "Shaman" taking the tender ashore under the midnight arctic sun, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Masthead view of ice from an 88 foot sloop, "Shaman", in the Norwegian Arctic region of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / Beneath the low lying cloud, the 88ft yacht "Shaman" approaching the Nordenskjold Glacier in Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of yacht "Shaman" in the yacht's tender, heading through a natural arch in an iceberg, south coast of South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of yacht "Shaman" in the yacht's tender, heading towards a natural arch in an iceberg, south coast of South Georgia. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" in Drygalski Fjord, at the south-eastern tip of South Georgia. ^^^The dramatic steep sided fjord flanked by the snow-covered jagged volcanic peaks of the Salvesen Range provide...

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" anchored on the south coast of South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The 88 foot sloop "Shaman" anchored beside icebergs off South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of yacht "Shaman" in the yacht's tender, heading towards a natural arch in an iceberg, south coast of South Georgia. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / The crew of "Shaman" in the tender photographing an iceberg off the south coast of South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / The 88ft sloop "Shaman" dwarfed by the glacier in Drygalski Fjord, at the south-eastern tip of South Georgia. Property Released. ^^^The dramatic steep sided fjord flanked by the snow-covered jagged vo...

Onne van der Wal / The crew of yacht "Shaman" in the yacht's tender, heading towards a natural arch in an iceberg, south coast of South Georgia.

Onne van der Wal / Masthead view aboard 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" of the foot of a glacier, Alaska. Model and Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman", exploring Fiordland accompanied by dolphins, South Island, New Zealand.

Onne van der Wal / Onboard view of 88ft sloop "Shaman" off the coast of Tonga, South Pacific.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" moored on the coast in Magdalena Fjord, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" cruising past a group of seals sitting on rocks on the shore, Alaska.

Onne van der Wal / Navigating 88ft sloop "Shaman" through the islands of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.

Onne van der Wal / Navigating 88ft sloop "Shaman" through the islands of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Property Released.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop "Shaman" with late afternoon sunlight reflecting on the cabin, Alaska.

Onne van der Wal / 88ft sloop yacht "Shaman" anchored in front of a glacier, Kenai peninsula, Alaska.

Onne van der Wal / Skipper on the 88ft sloop "Shaman" sailing north through typical Southern Ocean conditions, South Georgia.