Preserving Culture Through Documentation

11/18/2025

Photographer, visual anthropologist, and educator Joseane Daher has spent years telling the stories of Amazonian Indigenous peoples and small communities from Northeast Brazil through her images. She discusses her recent series "Rupture" and the importance of telling the stories of these Indigenous "groups".

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:54 - About Joseane
  • 3:03 - Understanding Indigenous people
  • 16:37 - Huni Kuin Indigenous people
  • 20:54 - Understanding the culture
  • 23:44 - Possible documentary film?
  • 26:15 - Choosing between B&W and color images
  • 28:28 - Smaller communities in Brazil
  • 36:16 - The Rupture project on rock projections
  • 43:23 - Knowing when the project is done
  • 49:07 - Closing thoughts