These are some portraits of the last Konyak headhunters, people who's old traditions will die with them. I visited their remote village between north-east India and north-west Myanmar twice this year and was able to gain their trust with their stories.
This project to me is more of a conservation one, to keep their culture alive through photography, video and text.
The men you see got tattoos for the hunting enemies heads in the past before being converted to christianity - when the missionaries arrived, everyone in the region converted to christianity. Tattooing and headhunting traditions are now banned but the Indian government encourage the tribe to remember the old traditions through festivals. Young members have great respect for this older generation, the warriors & protectors.
