David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar)

Kaulachon (Little Gout) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:29:49 -0800

Kaulachon (Little Gout) taken in La Guajira in the Caribbean Basin! South América!

Opononi (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:34:55 -0800

Opononi is a settlement on the south shore of the Hokianga harbour in Northland Region, Aotearoa - Long White Cloud (New Zealand) ancestral land of the Māori People. Omapere lies to the south and Whirinaki lies to the north east.

The World's Oldest Wood, Ancient Kauri (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:46:42 -0800

Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to more than 50 metres tall, with trunk girths of up to 16 metres and living for more than 2000 years. Kauri forests once covered 1.2 million hectares from the Far North of Northland to Te Kauri, near Kawhia in Aotearoa - The Long White Cloud (New Zealand) the land of the Māori People.

La Gran Sabana (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:03:07 -0800

The Gran Sabana (English: The Great Savanna) is an important natural attraction in Venezuela, located in the south of Bolívar State on the Venezuelan-Brazilian border, approximately 1,400 km from Caracas. The area has a tropical humid climate with an average temperature of 28 °C, but at night it can go down to 13 °C. The most important town in the region is Santa Elena de Uairen, the municipal capital, which is 5 kilometers from the Venezuelan-Brazilian border. It has a population of approximately 12,000 inhabitants. The Gran Sabana lies on a plateau with a mean altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level and is dotted with huge table-top mountains called tepuis, which rise dramatically from the surrounding plains. The tallest of the tepuis is Mount Roraima at 2,810 meters above sea level. Mount Roraima also marks the triple border point for Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Kukenan Tepuy at sunset. The Gran Sabana is inhabited by several indigenous groups, including the Pemon, who are the most numerous. Canaima National Park, which was created by a decree on the 12th of June, 1962, encompasses most of the Gran Sabana but the areas do not exactly match. In 1975 the Canaima National Park was extended from the original 10,000 km² to 30,000 km², making it the sixth largest national park in the world. The main attractions for visitors to the region are Churun Meru (Angel Falls), the world's highest waterfall, Mount Roraima, the mountain which inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel The Lost World, and the many other mountains and waterfalls.

Ilulissat Greenland: The land of dog sleds and Midnight Sun (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:18:17 -0800

Ilulissat is the Greenlandic word for "the icebergs". Ilulissat is Greenland's most popular tourist destination on account of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Icefjord. Ilulissat Icefjord (Kalaallisut: Ilulissat Kangerlua), a fjord southeast of Ilulissat, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.

Windy NY (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:29:49 -0700

Photo taken in 2009 under the Brooklyn Bridge NY.

Pasarela Gaudí (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:56:34 -0700

Photo taken in 2005 at the South American Art Company SAAC Fashion Show.

Diente de León (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:52:53 -0700

Taken in Los Andes. Venezuela. South América. 2009.

Ilulissat Greenland: The land of dog sleds and Midnight Sun (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:52:43 -0700

Anna and Viktor are nice dogs and live in Ilulissat a town in the Qaasuitsup municipality in western Greenland, located approximately 200 km (120 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,546 as of 2010, it is the third-largest settlement in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Greenlandic word for "the icebergs". Ilulissat is Greenland's most popular tourist destination on account of its proximity to the picturesque Ilulissat Icefjord. Photos taken in February 2011.

Pow Wow (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:57:46 -0700

A pow-wow is a gathering of North America's Indigenous Peoples. The word derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader". This Photo was taken in Guttenberg a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States, along the Mississippi River, during their Oktoberfest in 2007 and the Ioway People were also invited to celebrate.

Líneas de Sabiduría (Lines of Wisdom) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:40:18 -0700

This photo was taken in 2009 in my grandmother's house in Venezuela. This image of an Indigenous elderly woman's hand refers to the lines of her skin, her written wisdom.

A'uwe Uptabi (True Xavante) Indigenous Warrior (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:25:34 -0700

The Xavante (A'uwe) are an indigenous people, comprising some 12.000 individuals within the territory of eastern Mato Grosso state in Brazil. They speak the Xavante language, part of the Jé language family. The Xavante leader Mário Juruna was the first indigenous Brazilian to become a federal representative. The Xavante are also known for their initiation rituals for young males, such as when small wooden sticks are inserted in the earlobes. As time passes, the size of these adornments is increased for the rest of their lives. In 1996 the Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura stayed and recorded with the Xavante people, who featured on their album Roots. A small number of Xavante even travelled to São Paulo to partake in Sepultura's Barulho Contra Fome (Noise Against Hunger) concert in 1998 that marked the start of their tour for their follow-up album, Against where their presence was featured in the music video for the song "Choke". This photo was taken in 2006 at a protest in Nova Xavantina Mato Grosso Brazil, while filming "Owners of the Water".

Jipa (stone) Golden Caribbean (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:55:46 -0700

Stones all around the shores of the caribbean sea in the northermost, upper peninsula of La Guajira, The Wayuu Territory. Photo taken in 2009. Colombia South America.

Nula'ain (Breathe) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:03:38 -0700

This photo of the Dent-de-lion (lion's tooth) was taken in 2008 at the Mohawk Indigenous Community of Kahnawà:ke in Québec Canada during the Le Montréal Festival Présence Autochtone/Montréal First Peoples’ Festival. The Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke (Kahnawákeró:non) are an ancient people with a vibrant culture and rich history. Kahnawá:ke is one of the eight communities that make up the Mohawk (Kanien:keha'ka) Nation and have historic, political and cultural ties based on Honor, Trust and Respect to the Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga and Tuscarora Nations of the Northeastern part of North America.

Watta'a (Our Skin) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:51:39 -0700

These wayuu youth are in a Cultural Festival, where other people will arrive to gather and observe everyone´s difference. Even though they are differences we call be better people and gather close around each other because such things are not important. As indigenous peoples we simply have different realities that many do not know about and by means of our expressions others can learn about our roots. Photo taken in La Guajira Colombia in 2009.

Katchin (Strength) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:43:05 -0700

“The strength is within everyone, not like the alijunas (non wayuu) say, that we have to rescue, what we do have to do is revitalize it”. As said by traditional authority of the wayuu community of Yaguasirú, Emiliano Palmar. Photo taken in La Guajira. Venezuela. South America 2007

Weaving a future (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:35:24 -0700

Weaving is an intricate part of the Wayuu women's lives. It is a medium to express their creativity, and wisdom. When Wayuu women reach puberty they are taught the sacred art of weaving and is given the right to continue their ancestral art. Photo taken in Uribia, La Guajira, Colombia 2006.

Caribbean Coast Kasusain White Beach (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:57:47 -0700

Kasusain a word in Wayuunaiki (The speech of the wayuu people) means White Beach. Photo taken in La Guajira Venezuela in 2007

Caribbean Sunset Cabo de la Vela (Jepira) (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:48:24 -0700

Cabo de la Vela (Jepira) on the evening of this amazing desert facing the Caribbean sea in the most northern South America, you can feel the spirituality of the wayuu great ancient indigenous culture. Photo taken in 2008 in La Guajira (Colombia)

Female Body in the Amazon River (For Sale)

David Hernández-Palmar (HernandezPalmar) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:31:22 -0700

This photo was taken in Rio Araguaia while filming the documentary "Owners of the Water" in 2006, Mato Grosso Brazil. There's a smooth movement in the water, this is because there was a pink dolphin within.