7 Amazing Photos of Endangered Cultures

7 Amazing Photos of Endangered Cultures

Documentary photographer Chris Rainier is a National Geographic explorer who has photographed endangered cultures and traditions around the globe. His work has been featured in Time, Life, Smithsonian and The New York Times.

Continue on for some of his incredible work and visit his website below for more.

Sri Lanka

Papua New Guinea

Northwest Territories, Canada

Austria

Mustang, Nepal

Alaska, United States

Japan

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