Nomads In Niger Yaaka Dance

• Photographer
  Terri Gold, United States
• Studio
  Terri Gold World Imagery
• Socials
• Website
  http://terrigoldworldimagery.com

Pressed between the endless stretch of sand dunes of the Sahel
Desert and the fertile grasslands of the African savannah, an
immense steppe of arid land is the domain of the Wodaabe
tribes. Living at the mercy of the formidable climate, the
Wodaabe tribesmen survive by adherence to their ancient
nomadic traditions. Rejecting all efforts made to change their
precarious way of life, the Wodaabe consider life a tapestry of
suffering and joy, and regard tradition as a path of friendship,
mutual assistance, respect for others, and ultimately –
happiness and freedom.

• Biography
  Terri Gold is an award-winning photographer known for her poetic infrared imagery of people from the remote corners of the globe. Her ongoing body of work "Still Points in a Turning World" explores our universal cross-cultural truths: the importance of family, community, ritual and the amazing diversity of its expression. Terri’s work has garnered many awards, been shown in galleries internationally and published extensively. She had a solo show at Salomon Arts Gallery in Tribeca, New York. She is always happiest with a camera or three in her hands.
• Awards
  Terri Gold recently exhibited her work at a solo show held at the Salomon Arts Gallery in Tribeca, New York. Other recent exhibitions have taken place at Umbrella Arts Gallery in New York, the PhotoPlace Gallery in Vermont, the 24th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit in New York, X Contemporary in Miami, Florida, and at The Annenberg Space for Photography in conjunction with the "No Strangers" exhibition. Recent publications of her work include feature articles in Featureshoot, Professional Photographers of America, aCurator, L’Oeil de la Photographie, The Daily Mail, the Huffington Post, and the BBC. Terri has received many awards from the International Photography Awards, Prix de la Photographie, Paris (Px3), Humanity Photo Awards, and the Black and White Spider Awards.