![]() ![]() I chose hahnemuhle fine art paper photo rag.ĭid you view the work any differently once seeing it in print? You recently printed with theprintspace The Last Hunters, what paper did you choose and how did this empower the images? Hunting in the jungle is not an easy task, you need to be fit enough to be able to be accepted to go with them…this is a part of the fascinating world that I have discovered, and makes me realise how far humanity has moved away from where we once were. Yes! I feel I have a strong bond with them, and I can’t wait to see them again! Was there any stand out characters you met? The bonds you made with the tribes people must be strong in order for you to allow taking their photographs. The encounter was as strange as it can be, but I felt this was a very special moment, and the privilege to be there was reinforced more and more, I was observing them as they were me, I was affected by the world that they were living in. However the first time I visited I had no preconceived idea, I was called to do the job for a magazine so I then followed the journalist and the anthropologist and two members of the Brazilian organisation Funai to the location. I had been several times and of course after a few times I knew what I was going to find. Going back to visit the tribe and to continue my documentation would be a wonderful thing to do …but the bureaucracy that I have to deal with to get permission to enter in their reserve is very complex.īefore you travelled to the rainforest, did you have an preconceived ideas on what you would find, if so, how were they imposed or discredited? As they are essentially hunter- gatherers they rely on what the forest can give to them.ĭo you intend to keep going back to the rainforest and keep making pictures sharing the situation the tribe are in? They are constantly being invaded by the criminal loggers, which not only kill the Awa like animals but also their natural environment. The Awa have experienced a lot of change since the time of contact. The issue is complex and there are no easy answers to protect the Awá-Guajá tribe, whilst you were there, what were the feelings and hardships the tribe now faced? The situation with the Brazilian government is very complex, I believe there is a lot more that could be done to help not only the Awa tribe but also to save the rainforest. ![]() What is the government of Brazil and charities doing to help protect the Awá-Guajá tribe? The route of this problem is the illegal loggers and mineral companies who are depleting natural resources… for the purpose of supplying and maintaining western commodities. From the first moment that I made contact with the tribe I felt compelled to document and to show the world that there are things that we need to change in our style of life. I simply want to highlight the danger of the situation the Awa are living in. ![]() What was the initial desired outcome from making these images? The photograph can be a powerful and divisive tool. It was a unique experience and I feel very privileged to have lived such an experience and to capture with photography the daily life of such an isolated tribe. How did you feel whilst making these photographs with the tribe? Hey Domenico, you clearly are compelled to make the current circumstance the Awá-Guajá tribe visible to the rest of the world. This week theprintspace’s Harry Rose interviewed photographer Domenico Pugliese about his recent body of work, The Last Hunter’s. ![]()
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