Didinga cattle herders in Nagishot, South Sudan.
The hills of Southern Sudan are a lush respite from the parched plains below. The villages high in the Didinga mountains are home to cattle herders and maize growers, and are virtually untouched by the strife of political unrest and war.
Cattle are highly prized. Battles over grazing land and animals would frequently break out between neighbouring villages.
A man tends his peanut field near Ohilang. Most villagers head to the fields every day from sunrise to sunset.
Lopit children gather around the village pump in Iboni.
Villagers grind grain into flour. The staple crops of the area are sorghum and maize.
A herd moves across the hills in Nagishot.
Portrait of a Didinga girl in Nagishot.
A home in Ohilang displays the South Sudanese flag. The politcal instability of the young country seems to be a distant issue for most of the remote villages of the Didinga and Lopit.
Iboni village seen from the air.
The Lopit Mountains.
Traditional wear seen in Nagishot.
Portrait of a villager in Ohilang.
Women make the trek back to Ohilang after collecting water from the community pump down in the valley.
The high elevation of Nagishot provides cooler temperatures and more precipitation than the plains below.
Village scenes in Nagishot.
Clouds over the Didinga Mountains.
Kids run down the main street of Nagishot. Due to its remote location, the village is highly self-sustainable and outside development hasn't overly influenced the area.
A Didinga boy plays a flute-like instrument.
Homes in Ohilang.
The sun sets over the Didinga hills.
