Incredible portraits of people from the most remote corners of the planet (32 photos)

Alexander Khimushin is a photographer and traveler based in Australia. He spent eight years traveling, visiting over 80 countries. It took him nearly two years to create "The World in Faces," a collection of striking portraits of people from the most remote corners of the planet.

The result is a series of vibrant photographs of men, women, and children wearing intricate jewelry and traditional costumes, practicing ancient customs. One photograph shows an elderly Kyrgyz man living in the Tajik Pamir Mountains, while another depicts a woman from the Ethiopian Hamer tribe, her skin dyed with red ochre and shells hanging from her neck. "In most villages, people live as they did centuries ago, in clay huts, without electricity or any other amenities," explains the photographer. Khimushin set out to showcase the world's diversity with this project, and it appears he has succeeded.







This portrait of a Mursi girl was taken in Ethiopia's Omo Valley. It shows the custom of wearing a large disk in the lower lip, which in some tribes signifies social and economic superiority.

This photograph of a Wakhan woman, dressed in a vibrant red robe with countless patterns and textures, captures the image of the people who inhabit the Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan.



Over the years, travel has become a way for Khimushin to seek adventure. When he left his cozy studio in Holloways Beach, Queensland, his journey had no destination, and he found himself in places like Ladakh, where he met this woman in a unique hat.



A traveling photographer said there are hundreds of unique ethnic minorities in the world and that the people he met, including this elderly man from the Tajik Pamirs, were amazing.



This photograph of a young woman from the Afar region of Ethiopia. Due to globalization, economic problems, wars, racism, and religious discrimination, many peoples are on the brink of extinction—including this woman.



A Tibetan man near Lake Bangong Tso is another example of the unique character types found around the world. He wears a warm hat to protect him from the cold winters typical of this region.



Alexander Khimushin (left, with glasses) began his project several years ago and has since captured the interesting people and unique landscapes he encountered during his travels.



The character of the man dressed in animal skins may soon disappear. The photographer says he dreamed of taking portraits of these people and publishing a book about them to draw attention to their problems in modern society.



A smiling man from the Quiche tribe of Latin America, a Mayan group, wears a colorful headdress and a bright jacket.



A woman from the Hamer tribe of Ethiopia has her skin dyed with ochre, and her neck is adorned with a shell necklace.



A woman wears a brightly colored knitted collar with patterns.



An elderly man in a dark blue jacket wears a traditional skullcap.



A girl from the Ethiopian Daasanach tribe wears an animal skin and a beaded necklace.



A girl in a traditional cap and dress adorns her braids with wool threads. She belongs to the Shughni tribe, who live in the Pamir Mountains, one of the most sparsely populated areas on earth.



An elderly man from the Indian Manipuri tribe prepares to perform a dance in honor of the gods.



A member of an African tribe.



A man from Buryatia prepares for a symbolic ritual.



A girl from the Ethiopian Tsemai tribe.



A man from the Saharawi tribe.



An elderly woman from the Niangat tribe, Ethiopia.



A girl from Djibouti.



An elderly blind woman from the Konso tribe.



A Mauritanian girl from Nouadhibou.



A girl from the Ixil Mayan tribe, Guatemala.



A Somali man from Hargeisa.



A Japanese girl in a pink kimono at Todai-ji Temple.



A Mongol from the Tavan-Bogd mountain region.



A man from Rajasthan.



A Samoan boy from the island of Savai'i.



Woman from the Xhosa tribe, South Africa.



Girl from the Mayan Kaqchikel tribe, Guatemala.