On my journey to Kenya I had the chance to meet nice local people, besides the wildlife safaris. It was great to spend time with the Samburu people and learn something about their culture and how they live.

Kindly I was allowed to take a few pictures, so I put together this photography series. Daniel tells Shut Your Aperture.

The Samburu are a Nilotic people of north-central Kenya that are related to but distinct from the Maasai. The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists who herd mainly cattle but also keep sheep, goats and camels. The name they use for themselves is Lokop or Loikop, a term which may have a variety of meanings which Samburu themselves do not agree on. Many assert that it refers to them as “owners of the land” (“lo” refers to ownership, “nkop” is land) though others present a very different interpretation of the term.

The Samburu speak Samburu, which is a Nilo-Saharan language. There are many game parks in the area, one of the most well-known is Samburu National Reserve. (Wikipedia)

Samburu women selling beaded jewelry in a village, Kenya - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Two Samburu men seated by a thatched hut - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu warrior with a feather headdress - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Three Samburu women in traditional beaded collars - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu warriors performing a jumping dance - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Portrait of a Samburu man in the savanna - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu man in a red shuka crouching in the savanna - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu villagers gathered under an acacia tree - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu children seated in the shade of a tree - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu man with a walking stick by a thatched hut - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu warrior leaping during a dance as a child watches - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Line of Samburu women dancing in the village - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Samburu women dancing together in the village - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

Portrait of three Samburu men - Daniel SchuhmacherSave

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