Meeting new people is one thing. Meeting a group of closed-off, extremely private nomads is another.
Deep in the countryside of Ireland resides a group of families known as one of Ireland’s ethnic minorities. The community, known as the Irish Travellers, resides in their respective caravans and lives a life detached from modern necessities and technology. Brite Kaufmann, a German photographer, saw these camps on one of her trips with friends. She developed so much curiosity for their culture that she bought and drove her own caravan to one of the camps, and stayed with the group for four years.
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These families face discrimination, even if the Irish government tries to embed them in the city. Their concept of gender roles is deeply rooted that Kaufmann, a female who drove on her own, first became a kind of a novelty to the community. Following tradition is strict in this nomad group, which means that only men work and women care for the children. The Irish Travellers trusted Kaufmann enough to let her photograph their everyday life without hesitation.
Kaufmann’s photographs have now been published in a book which you can buy here.
Source: designfaves.com