HUMAN INSIDEDISCOVER THE ETHNIC FASCINATION | PORTRAITS OF TRIBAL PEOPLE

PHOTOGRAPHER HENK BOTHOF

Photographer Henk Bothof, A Rotterdam based portrait photographer of tribal people. Already more then twenty years travelling around the world to the most un-known places. Discovering Wood, Skin, Dust, Bird & Fight as a way of life. An ethnic fascina-tion to be shared.

BIRDDISCOVERING PREDATORS IN ETHIOPIA | SURI

SKINDISCOVERING SKIN IN ETHIOPIA

| SURI YOUNG ADULTS

WOODDISCOVERING WOOD IN SOUTH-WEST ETHIOPIA

SURI FAMILY

PLATEDISCOVERING WOOD IN SOUTH-WEST ETHIOPIA

| SURI YOUNG WOMEN

DUSTDISCOVERING DUST IN SOUTH-WEST ETHIOPIA

| SURI BOYS

FIGHTDISCOVERING FIGHTING IN SOUTH-WEST ETHIOPIA

| SURI PEOPLE

Photographer Henk Bothof was born & raised in Rotterdam, the Nether-lands. Ever since his teenage years he found himself surrounded by artists, photographers and travelers.

In the nineties Henk started traveling around the world to Africa, Asia and the Middle East, fueled by his fascination for ethnic people. Dur-ing his visits he started photographing, mostly taking portraits of tribal people. All those years of travelling gained precious memories, experi-ences and development leaving Henk with an impressive photographic collection filled with inspiration. Nowadays Henk is still fulfilling his passion and visiting ethnic tribes to capture their cultural inheritance in portrait.

In 2005 Henk reached professional status, not only as a photographer but also as an artist. Hereby he started publishing his works, result-ing in several national and international publi-cations.