But that has not seemed discourage people from making the trek. Today, Dogon country is one of Mali's major tourist attractions. As a result, the past century has seen significant changes in the ...

But tourism also has eroded Dogon culture. Streets that were empty years ago, by Salif’s account, now are lined with souvenir stalls where men tout beaded necklaces and wooden masks. Savvy ...

This stark and stunning landscape; rugged and harsh, is home to the cliff-dwelling Dogon people. Their unique houses and granaries cling precariously to the bare rock face of the Bandiagara ...

However, with our increasingly urban, modern, standardized lifestyles, some believe that vernacular buildings now hold little more value than serving as tourist attractions for privileged Westerners.

Jeanne Haffner discusses a bird's-eye photograph of the Dogon tribe working their fields in Mali, explaining how aerial photography changed the spaces we live in. Show more The Dogon. Jeanne ...