Brent Stinton is an American Photographer focusing on cultural issues. His work captured my eye because of the series of photographs called, Papua New Guinea - Culture in Transition. The images show Eastern Culture and life they live. In this series features images of scarification in beautiful ways that really shows the pattern and texture of what scarification is in the modern day. The images are from 2014 which shows just how current scarification still is. It is a tradition carried down through the generations taking the boy into manhood. The images can be found on the link above on Stinton's website.
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| Omo Valley Tribe by Brent Stinton. Viewed 20/10/14 |
The image above is an example of Brent Stinton's work showing Scarification. The focus on the scars is subtle yet powerful completley capturing the attention. I have noticed how through the scarification images there is always nature seen in the background. I think that the image above is a great example, showing the scars with a background of a clean canvas. The contradiction is broken up by branches. Perhaps the culture take their inspiration for the shape and texture of the scars from the nature around them.
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