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- Photographer Thom Pierce photographed horsemen and herders in Semonkong, Lesotho.
- Semonkong is made up of remote villages in the mountains.
- Locals rely on horses for transportation and livestock for livelihood.
The primary mode of transportation in Semonkong, a village in the mountains of Lesotho, is horseback.
Photographer Thom Pierce spent eight days in the region, capturing the day to day lives of the horsemen and herders who live there.
Keep scrolling to see 15 of the 40 striking photos that make up his project, the Horsemen of Semonkong.
Pierce first decided to photograph the people of Semonkong while working on another project, in which he documented miners who had become sick while working in gold mines.
"In my search for the 56 miners, I traveled through Lesotho and was awestruck by the beauty of the country and the striking imagery of the horse riders and herders."
Pierce spent the next six months planning his trip back to the area, and then spent eight days photographing the natives.
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