Edgar Kanaykõ belongs to the Xakriabá Indigenous people in the state of Minas Gerais. He holds a master’s degree in anthropology from Federal University of Minas Gerais. He works in the area of ethno-photography: “a means of registering an aspect of culture — the life of a people.” In his lens, photography becomes a new “tool” of struggle, allowing the “other” to see with the Indigenous perspective. View more of Edgar’s photography at @edgarkanayko on Instagram.
