Hidden Cultures

Curiosity led me to Brooklyn to explore the private world of Hasidic Jews, uncovering traditions, beliefs, and lifestyles rarely seen by outsiders.

I spent time with Tanzania’s Hadzabe tribe, one of the last true hunter-gatherer communities on Earth, experiencing their traditional way of life.

In rural India, I met a secret tribe that tattoos their entire bodies in devotion to Ram, preserving a rare tradition that is slowly fading away.

I explore the Swartzentruber Amish, one of the most conservative Old Order Amish groups, offering a rare look at life apart from modern society.

I met women of India’s Apatani tribe who once wore bamboo nose plugs to avoid kidnappings, a rare tradition now practiced by fewer than 500.

I returned to visit the Pygmies, the world’s shortest ethnic group, traveling deep into the Congo to reconnect and learn more about their lives.

I spent 24 hours driving through McDowell County, America’s poorest region, where coal’s collapse left ghost towns and families struggling to survive.

Welcome to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, a cultural and scenic region in the southwest, widely known as one of the birthplaces of early humanity.

I traveled to Tawi-Tawi, the Philippines’ most remote island, to meet the Badjao tribe, free divers who can hold their breath for up to 13 minutes.