Around the World in a Viewfinder
Around the World in a Viewfinder (AWV) specializes in exclusive images of the remotest corners of the world—and the exotic cultures secreted there. These images are the fruit of personal experiences for our non-profit organization, Native Planet (www.nativeplanet.org), and include captions as vivid as the images they describe. Photo documentaries containing little known, traditional cultural information are our forte. National Geographic, the UN, numerous magazines, school curricula, children’s books and other non-profits all use our images. AWV can also arrange custom photography to meet your needs with our uniquely eye-catching images.



AWV is proud to feature images from internationally recognized photographer Jean-Philippe Soulé, who captured these soul-stealing photographs along his paths to remote places the world over. As a child, his discovery of Jacques Cousteau’s documentaries left him with a life-long, unquenchable passion for traveling to far-distant places and recording the traditional peoples and cultures that make each location unique. His happiest times, those spent with tribal people in Asia and Latin America, are reflected in the sensitivity and vibrant life of each of his images. To see the world through his eyes is to see a universe that exists solely within the boundaries of his love and respect for his subjects.
Bauriya Gypsy Girl, Pushkar, Rajasthan desert, India.
Bauriya Gypsy Girl, Pushkar, Rajasthan desert, India. © Jean-Philippe Soule / www.jpsviewfinder.com, all rights reserved
Bauriya Gypsy Girl, Pushkar, Rajasthan desert, India. In Rajasthan it is not uncommon to see people with green eyes. Some of the lowest castes of... [more]
Mentawai Indigenous People of Siberut, Sumatra, Indonesia
Indonesia Mentawai
© Jean-Philippe Soule / www.jpsviewfinder.com, all rights reserved
Mentawai Shamans and Healing Ceremonies. Teurepa, the elder... [more]
Shy girls sharing a secret, Zunil, Guatemala.
Guatemala
© Jean-Philippe Soule / www.jpsviewfinder.com, all rights reserved
The array of colors and variation in designs of the huipiles... [more]
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