Photos of Indigenous People

F8 Magazine Cover with Interview and Photography Portfolio (January 2011) See PDF

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  Mohawk Warrior on F8 Magazine cover
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  Lacandon Mayan boy at Lacanja Falls in F8 Magazine
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  F8 Magazine Interview and Portfolio
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  Mohawk Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Mohawk Warrior in F8 Magazine interview with portfolio
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  Yucateca Mayan Man at Chichen Itza, Mexico in F8 Magazine
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  F8 Magazine Interview with Portfolio
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  Cuban Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Woman in Rajasthan India grinding grain in F8 Magazine
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  Rajasthani boy running on textiles in Rajasthan, India in F8 Magazine
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  India Culture and Guatemala Culture in F8 Magazine
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  Me with yogi buddies, Rajasthan India in F8 Magazine

F8 Magazine Interview (January 2011)   Who is Robert Leon? I'm originally from Montreal Canada and I've been a professional photographer for the past 30-years. I started in photography as an advertising and corporate photographer and in 1987…

I'm a travel photojournalist and documentary photographer with 35+ years of professional photography experience. I was born in Montreal and moved to Milan, Italy in 1987, where I lived and worked for 9-years as a photographer. While in Italy I continued shooting travel and documentary photography working for Italian magazines and other magazines around the…

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  Tzutujil Mayan Hoku canoes on Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan women gather water and Mayan men fish in canoes on Lago Atitlan. Guatemala.
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  Tzutujil Mayan women wash in Lago Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan village, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Maya women washing in Lago Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan village, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan women washing clothes in Lago Atitlan, San Juan la Laguna Village, Guatemala
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  Sunset over Lago Atitlan with Toliman & San Pedro volcanoes. Panajachel town. Guatemala.
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  Tz'utujil Maya ceremony for Maya god Maximon, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan ritual for Mayan god called Maximon (San Simon). Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan woman spinning textile at San Juan la Laguna Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan woman weaving textile on a wooden loom. Lago Atitlan, San Juan la Laguna Village, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan women weaving traditional textile on a backstrap loom. San Juan la Laguna Village, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan woman weaving on a backstrap loom. San Juan la Laguna Village, Guatemala
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  A Tz'utujil Mayan girl in Santiago Atitlan market, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan woman wearing a traditional huipile costume, Santiago Atitlan village market on Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  A Tzutujil Mayan girl in Santiago Atitlan village on Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tz'utujil Mayan girl, Santiago Atitlan village market, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan girl in Santiago Atitlan, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Tzutujil Mayan boy with a Harley Davidson T-shirt. Santiago Atitlan village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  PAN political party signs in Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
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  Site of December 1, 1990 massacre in Santiago Atitlan village, Guatemala

Lago Atitlan, Guatemala ©Robert Leon …Looming over Lago Atitlan San Pedro volcano is a witness of time where Tzutujil Mayan fishermen in wooden canoes called Hoku glide in the dusk fog over Lago Atitlan’s surface…. Hoku Canoes on Lago Atitlan. Santiago Atitlan, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala. Latin American music pumps…

Cover photograph and profile/portfolio is published in Asian Photography Magazine (Mumbai, India) May 2011 issue. See PDF here

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  Rajasthani camel-driver in the Thar Desert, near Khuri Village, Rajasthan, India is published in Asian Photography Magazine
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  Lago Atitlan Guatemala in Asian Photography Magazine interview
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  Cuban boy with baseball glove, Santiago De Cuba, Cuba published in Asian Photography Magazine interview.
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  Mam Mayan shepherd, La Ventosa, Guatemala published in Asian Photography Magazine interview
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  Asian Photography Magazine potfolio and interview of photographer Robert Leon.
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  Greek Woman Laughing & Cuban Woman with Saint published in Asian Photography Magazine
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  Sadhu at Pushkar in Rajasthan, India is published in Asian Photography Magazine

Asian Photography Magazine Pro-Profile: Robert Leon "The Colour of Magic" By Karina Aggarwal As a kid Robert Leon would help his father make black and white prints, mesmerized by the images…

Photography profiled in Shutterbug magazine USA  (December 2007). See story below.

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  Documentary photos of people in Shutterbug Magazine article called A Passion for People
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  Documentary travel photos of cultures in Shutterbug Magazine article
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  Documentary culture photos of people in Shutterbug Magazine’s photographer profile

Story text. NB: story was published December 2007, so much has changed since, especially the gear. Robert Leon: A Passion for People by Lorraine A. DarConte If life is a series of experiences, then travel/documentary photographer Robert Leon…

Documentary travel photo of Hoku Canoes on Lago Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Guatemala for Travelers' Tales Central America - True Stories Book Cover. Documentary travel photo of Hoku Canoes on Lago Atitlan with San Pedro Volcano in background near Santiago Atitlan Village, Lago Atitlan, Department of Solola, Guatemala on the cover for Travelers'…

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  Lacandon Mayan boy at Cascadas Lacanja, near Lacanja village, Chiapas, Mexico.
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  Lacandon dugout on Naha Lake, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayans fishing in dugout canoe on Naha Lake, Naha Village, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayans fishing in dugout canoe on Naha Lake, Naha, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayan boy paddling a dugout canoe, Naha Lake, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayan boy paddling a dugout canoe on Naha Lake, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Maya spearfishing in Laguna Lacanja, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon shaman Chan K'in Quatro burning copal in Naha Village temple, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayan boy Pancho at Ruinas Lacanja in Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayan boy at home. Lacanja Village, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayas, Eliseo Chanuk, Angel K'in, Lacanja village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Maya feet, Lacanja Village, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Chan K'in Viejo, the Lacandon Maya shaman and leader. Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico.
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  Lacandon Maya woman, Mendez Chan K'In, Naha Village, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Maya Juan Mendez Chan K'In, Naha Village, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Maya, Juan Mendez Chan K'In, Naha, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Maya, Chan K'In Garcia Guerro Primero. Naha, Selva Lacandona, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon shaman making balche ceremonial drink. Naha, Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Temple of the Cross, Palenque, Chiapas Mexico
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  The Palace at Palenque ruins, Chiapas, Mexico
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  The Palace, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Temple of the Sun in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
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  Lacandon Mayas at Bonampak, Chiapas, Mexico

Guardians of La Selva Lacandona ©Robert Leon … an intense laughter full of wild spirit. The sound is one of true freedom, one scarcely if ever heard in the day to day bustle of modern life … Documentary photo of Lacandon Mayan boy Pancho at Cascadas Lacanja in Montes…

Documentary photo of the Lacandon Mayan culture in Integral Magazine. Documentary photo of Lacandon Mayan boy at Cascadas Lacanja, Lacanja Village, Chiapas State, Mexico along The Mayan Route is in Integral Magazine (Spain, November 2005). 9-year old Lacandon Mayan boy named Pancho standing in front of Cascadas Lacanja (Lacanja Waterfalls) in The Montes Azules Biosphere…

Photo of Totem Pole in Victoria, BC, Canada is on the cover of Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia guidebook. Travel photo of a totem pole in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is published on the cover of Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia guidebook. See more documentary travel photos of British Columbia Canada. "Totem poles (Gyáa'aang in…