Photographer: Fabio Bucciarelli

In the world’s youngest country where decades of wars have caused massive displacement and severe food insecurity for more than two-thirds of the population, traditions remained the same as millennia ago with cattle the center of the country’s culture and economy. The Dinka regard cattle as sacred. They live in symbiosis with their cows, sleeping outdoors in the same camp with them and using the cow’s milk, blood, skin, and waste as vital resources for survival. This photo is part of the body of work “Maiores Nostri”.