Ships of the desert

Camels have been nicknamed, ‘ships of the desert’. Here, a Gabbra family treks through the badlands, homes packed aboard the swaying beasts. Eastern Cushitic people related to the Somali-Rendille in their historical background having originated in the southern Ethiopian highlands about 1000 AD. The Gabbra people are predominantly pastoralists in nature, the tribe occupies of Marsabit County in Northern Kenya along the great Chalbi desert. Kenya's renowned photojournalist Mohamed Amin, also known as 'Six Camera Mo' was best known as a great frontline photojournalist, but he spent more time documenting Africa's beauty, culture, people and leaders than anything else. Mo managed to use his cameras for more than a generation to bring Africa’s most powerful stories into world view.