TITLE: Mundari " The last shepherds"

This is a few days with Mundari tribe from South Suda. The living with cows and for cows. Cattle orientated tribe is one of the most interesting about their culture & lifestyle. They are equal with cows. Cow is a food, life and money to buy future wife. Tey are nomadic till usually 30 years old. There is no real childhood cause youngs need to carry many fieldwork and they are part of the system. I spent few days living with Mundari, look at their lifestyle. The Mundari, like other Nilotic tribes, are very cattle-oriented: cattle serves as a form of currency and a mark of status. Cows are more than gold for them , they treat cows equally.
Mundari move in search of pastures, returning to encampments created on their own trail. The roles in their group are strictly divided, and the circadian rhythm goes along with the cows. They are armed like all tribes in South Sudan. The grass completes a 24-hour cycle, being eaten by the cows in the morning, excreted as dung in the encampment, then burned into ashes, which are used in the morning to clean livestock and cover the body to protect against the sun and mosquitoes. The characteristic triangular scarifications are the domain of the Mundari as one of the Nilotic tribes of South Sudan.

AUTHOR: Krzysztof Werema (Poland)

An archaeologist by occupation but ended up following his passion – photography. He started his photographic journey in 2008 and to date he has been awarded various accolades both in Poland and abroad; awarded in International photographer of the year 2017, Px3 Paris 2015,2017 and many other. He loves to work with flash lighting techniques in his projects.
Mr. Werema has showcased his photography at exhibitions in Poland, Australia, Ireland and the UK. In addition to his keen eye behind the camera, he also follows other interests from which he draws inspiration such as; Surreal art, symbolism, human body, and studies of African ethnicity.