Abdulaye pauses for a moment during a walk in search of his goats outside the village of Tantouma, Mali. A member of the nomadic Fulani tribe, Abdulaye, approximately 18, has been a shephard his entire life in this bleak landscape. In a typical day Abdulaye will walk about 50 kilometers taking his herd to sources of water and in search of the scarce grasses his herd needs to sustain life and in turn sustain his. This photo is not altered for color.