Alf Wannenburgh Books

The last Kalahari Bushmen are gradually vanishing, drawn into the currents of modern civilization. The author and photographers embarked on a mission to find the few remaining Bushmen who still live as their ancestors did for the past 20,000 years. Their journey led them to a people who exist harmoniously with their environment, embodying the rhythms of nature in their daily lives, folklore, rituals, and cosmology. While our ancestors chose a path of conquest, the Bushmen represent an alternative way of living in balance with the earth. The photographers discovered much that resonated with their own ideals in these gentle, resourceful individuals, who are deeply attuned to their surroundings. However, the Bushmen are shy and reluctant to open up to outsiders. It took months of living among them, sharing campfires and hardships, participating in hunts, and enduring a ration of muddy water each day before the photographers could capture an intimate portrayal of these extraordinary people. This work serves as a testament to the last of the Bushmen living as hunter-gatherers, preserving a way of life that is slowly fading from existence.