Stunning Images of Maasai Warriors by Lee Howell

The page describes Lee Howell’s Maasai series as part of a larger project about indigenous tribes. It says he worked in the UK with Stacy Jansen and Caroline Stewart, and chose backgrounds to match each tribe’s native land and peaceful relationship with the land.

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• The Maasai are described as a still thriving pastoral tribe in Southeast Africa.
• Maasai people inhabit southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
• They are typically said to speak the languages of both countries.
• The nomadic warriors are praised for their ability to farm in deserts and scrublands.
• Lee Howell is identified as an award-winning photographer and creative retoucher.
• He made the images without leaving the UK.
• Stacy Jansen is named as the costume designer who helped on the project.
• Caroline Stewart is named as the make-up artist who helped on the project.
• Howell selects backgrounds that represent the native lands of each tribe.
• The page says the series shows a peaceful symbiotic relationship with the land.
• It also says the Maasai series is the first of more to come.