Globerovers Magazine, December 2013

Globerovers

Special Edition

F aces I n F ar A way P laces

The true beauty of every place on earth lies in its people. Those faces, those eyes, and those smiles. When you look into the eyes of people you are looking through the window to their souls. We are all humans, yet we are all so unique in our own ways. Our lives are precious, yet so incredibly fragile. Many of these wonderful faces captured in far away places may not even be alive today. We specifically think of the people of Syria who are currently going through tumultuous times. Take a good look at every portrait and imagine the lives they are living.

ARTICLES

Papua New Guinea (Colour)

The annual sing-sing festival brings together the colourful tribes from across the islands of Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea (B&W)

A creative look at the people of Papua New Guinea when colour is removed!

Portraits of Yemen

While predominantly Arab, Yemen has many minority groups. Portraits are from the capital city of Sana’a, villages north of Sana’a, and people of the Hadhramaut Valley in central Yemen.

Afghanistan’s Northern Villagers

Meet the Afghan people from the mountain village of Shughnan as well as from the nearby village of Ishkashim (100 km to the south), both along the Tajikistan border.

Tanaka Painted Faces of Myanmar

Tanaka, taken from the wood, bark and roots of certain trees, are grinded and mixed with water to make a paste which is applied to the faces and arms of the friendly Burmese people.

Peoples of Iran

Persian hospitality abounds across the great land of Iran. Meet not only the friendly Persians, but also the Alans, Balochi, Bactrians, Cimerians, Kurds, Parthians, Medes, and many others.

Tibetans of Lhasa and Beyond

Portraits from within the “Tibet Autonomous Region” such as Lhasa and Gyantse, but also predominately Tibetan areas in the north of Yunnan province, China.

Central Asians

Central Asia is known for its friendly people including the Uzbeks, Tajiks, Kazakhs, Mongols, Kyrgyz, Russians, Ukrainians, Turkmen, Volga Germans, Uyghurs, Dungans, Tatars and more.

Middle East Portraits

There is no shortage of friendly faces in the Middle East but if any country can be singled out as the most friendly, that should be the people of Syria.

Xinjiang Uyghur People

The Uyghur people in China’s western province of Xinjiang are distinctly non-Chinese and distinctly belong to Central Asia.

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Globerovers Magazine

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Editor‛s Message

“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien John Tolkien (3 Jan 1892 – 2 Sep 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, university professor, and author of ‘The Hobbit’, and ‘Lord of the Rings’.

Dear Readers,

e second issue of Globerovers Magazine is a Special Edition dedicated to portraits of people in a few selected regions.

We kick o with the incredible people of Papua New Guinea. Every year during September, since 1957, several tribes (113 in 2014) congregate in the small town of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands to show o their very distinct culture, dance and music. is “sing-sing” festival is a celebration of local culture rather than a show created for tourists. In fact, very few international tourists venture out to this o -the-beaten location.

e people of the Middle East and Central Asia are among the most friendly people on our planet. ey are also among the most attractive and photogenic people! Meet the people of Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and China’s most western province of Xinjiang. We also venture a bit further east to the Tibetan people in Tibet as well as those Tibetans living in the adjacent province of Yunnan in China. Also meet the tanaka-painted faces of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

Don’t forget to o en pause and imagine the lives these people live and the stories they could share with us.

Feel free to contact me at editor@globerovers.com and please visit us at www.globerovers-magazine.com.

Always take the long way home!

Peter Steyn

Editor-in-Chief and Publisher

at the “Beehive Houses”, Village of Twalid Dabaghein, SYRIA

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Hela Wikman Koroba Singsing Group

Kenemaro Village Muddy Singsing Group

Mama-Kepa Wia Singsing Group, Mount Hagen

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South Simb Wild Snake Singsing Group