German photographer Claudius Schulze traveled to the mysterious archipelago of Socotra. Pictured, distinctive Dragon Blood Trees, native only to Socotra.
The island of Socotra —
German photographer Claudius Schulze traveled to the mysterious archipelago of Socotra. Pictured, distinctive Dragon Blood Trees, native only to Socotra.
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A traveler is greeted by a boy in a secluded bay that can only be reached by boat or on foot. Socotra is a group of four isolated islands off the coast of Yemen.
The island of Socotra —
A traveler is greeted by a boy in a secluded bay that can only be reached by boat or on foot. Socotra is a group of four isolated islands off the coast of Yemen.
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Tribal leader Sheikh al-Ghaddafi in front of his house in Socotra. The tribal Bedouin people of Socotra live mostly from goat herding, date plantations and fishing.
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Tribal leader Sheikh al-Ghaddafi in front of his house in Socotra. The tribal Bedouin people of Socotra live mostly from goat herding, date plantations and fishing.
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A local fisherman arrives home with a baby shark. Schulze said: "With the formerly rich fish grounds around Socotra depleted by pirating Western factory trawlers, this fisherman caught nothing but a barely edible baby shark."
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A local fisherman arrives home with a baby shark. Schulze said: "With the formerly rich fish grounds around Socotra depleted by pirating Western factory trawlers, this fisherman caught nothing but a barely edible baby shark."
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Schulze said of Socotra: "It blew my mind," he said. "It's incredibly amazing and other-wordly. The landscape is bizarre, with mountains, valleys that cut 600 meters into the landscape, moon-like desert plains and huge sand dunes and endemic plants that are completely different from anything I've seen."
The island of Socotra —
Schulze said of Socotra: "It blew my mind," he said. "It's incredibly amazing and other-wordly. The landscape is bizarre, with mountains, valleys that cut 600 meters into the landscape, moon-like desert plains and huge sand dunes and endemic plants that are completely different from anything I've seen."
Courtesy Claudius Schulze