Culture
What a community keeps
Cultural documentation here is descriptive and specific. Practices are recorded with region, occasion and source, and are not generalised across an entire community where variation exists.
Heritage
Twelve strands of practice
Each category becomes a photographic, long-form article as documentation is gathered and verified.
Traditions
Rites, observances and the customs of the household.
Documentation in progress
Festivals
The calendar of fairs, festivals and seasonal celebration.
Documentation in progress
Food
Regional cuisine, grains, preparation and the food of occasions.
Documentation in progress
Clothing
Traditional dress, textile, ornament and contemporary evolution.
Documentation in progress
Music
Song forms, instruments and performance traditions.
Documentation in progress
Dance
Community and occasion-specific dance.
Documentation in progress
Art
Craft, decorative practice and material traditions.
Documentation in progress
Architecture
Settlement form, domestic space and built heritage.
Documentation in progress
Language
Dialect, vocabulary and linguistic geography.
Documentation in progress
Oral Traditions
Proverb, genealogy, story and recorded oral history.
Documentation in progress
Family & Social Traditions
Kinship, hospitality and social organisation.
Documentation in progress
Contemporary Culture
How practice is changing in cities and across generations.
Documentation in progress
Method
Photographed where it happens, described as it is
The image strategy prioritises authentic archival photography, licensed documentary work and community submissions over generic stock imagery. Every image carries a credit, a location where known, and a date where known.