Capturing Culture Gallery | Dickinson College

Photos and captions by Andrew Bale (except where otherwise noted)

Andrew Bale, lecturer in art and art history, captured the majority of these images in May 2014 as part of a National Geographic-sponsored cultural-mapping project.

Learn more about the project in "Capturing Culture."

In this shot Andrew Bale is in the field working on the cult... view Larger

José Mishaja (left), a local member of the Ese’Eja nation... view Larger

The Ese’Eja are a people equally connected to their ancest... view Larger

Our team isn’t the first to offer assistance to the Ese’... view Larger

In these remote places, things are used, mended and then use... view Larger

When told I would be dropped off in the middle of the Amazon... view Larger

Andrew Bale, seen here photographing traditional medicines a... view Larger

Women continue to weave baskets, fans, everyday items and be... view Larger

Traditionally the Ese’Eja cultivated very little. They sti... view Larger

Elders, like 104-year-old Elisa pictured here, are the keepe... view Larger

As a hunting, gathering and fishing people, the Ese’Eja ar... view Larger

The Madre de Dios, the lifeblood and highway of the Palma Re... view Larger