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New Zealand

Season 2 Episode 207 | 26m 48s

New Zealand’s extreme beauty is central to its identity. Here indigenous Maori people see themselves as guardians of the land. Art Wolfe captures portraits of contemporary Maori artists who wear their stories on their faces in the form of sacred tattoos. Then he heads off to the wild South Island to explore the natural history of this pristine and beautifully preserved island nation.

Aired: 10/03/08
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Art Wolfe captures images of rock art intricately painted over thousands of years ago.
Art Wolfe arrives just as the seasonal floods recede at the Pantanal.
Art Wolfe visits West African villages known for vibrant inhabitants and intense rituals.
Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage south of Cape Horn.
Art Wolfe follows the Niger river road to the villages of the cliff-dwelling Dogon people.
Art Wolfe ventures north to the remote region of Hokkaido, Japan.
Art Wolfe rides with a Kazakh tribesman in Mongolia.
Art captures Iceland, land of geysers, glaciers, volcanoes and rough-hewn coastlines.
Art Wolfe ventures through the unforgiving Cataviña desert.
Art Wolfe finds a photographer’s nirvana in Bhutan.
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Art Wolfe captures images of rock art intricately painted over thousands of years ago.
Art Wolfe arrives just as the seasonal floods recede at the Pantanal.
Art Wolfe visits West African villages known for vibrant inhabitants and intense rituals.
Art Wolfe crosses the infamous Drake Passage south of Cape Horn.
Art Wolfe follows the Niger river road to the villages of the cliff-dwelling Dogon people.
Art Wolfe ventures north to the remote region of Hokkaido, Japan.
Art Wolfe rides with a Kazakh tribesman in Mongolia.
Art captures Iceland, land of geysers, glaciers, volcanoes and rough-hewn coastlines.
Art Wolfe ventures through the unforgiving Cataviña desert.
Art Wolfe finds a photographer’s nirvana in Bhutan.