Ethnic Tapistries

Made by a series of incredible photographic images taken by Mario Gerth on his travels through Africa & India where he visited many of the indigenous tribes staying with families along the way exploring their rituals, culture and individual personalities. The Babas or ‘holy men’, shun modern life to live alone in temples, caves and forests. They choose spiritual wealth instead of possessions and have a gentle slightly magical presence. The lines and patterns created by his hair make this such an intriguing composition and you feel as though in a moment he may disappear into the darkness back to his solitary existence.

Mario Gerth is a world class German photographer who has pursued his passion by documenting his travels through 80 different countries across the globe. His work is powerful and entrancing with a softness of light and richness of texture that emerges boldly from the dark background making it seem almost possible to reach out and touch the skin of the person in the photograph