Discover a new tribal portrait each month with the Survival International “We, the People” 2016 calendar.Now in its second year, the Survival photography competition once again showcases the extraordinary beauty and diversity of tribal peoples from around the world. Open to amateur and professional photographers alike, the competition celebrates the power of photography as a means of raising awareness about tribal peoples, their lives and their lands. The winning entries are featured in this stunning calendar.

The winning entry was ‘Sea Gypsies’, where members of the Bajau tribe in Malaysia dive and play on their boats. The Bajau are known for their ability to free-dive, sometimes plunging to depths of 10 to 20 meters for five minutes at a time to hunt fish. and are resisting the attempts to get them to settle on land.Photograph: Soh Yew Kiat

Huichol children in Mexico gather to paint their feet using chalk and powder paints. The Huichol’s sacred land, a site called the Wirikuta, is currently under threat from a Canadian mining company.Photograph: Annick Donkers

The wife of the village chief prepares breakfast, including a gourd of steaming, freshly picked coffee in Hamar, Ethiopia.Photograph: Survival InternationalSimon Buxton / www.simonbuxton.com

A young boy from the Huitoto tribe in the Amazon, Colombia has a day of fishing rained off.Photograph: Mario Murcia Lòpez

A man from the Yawalapiti tribe in Brazil decorates his face with paint.Photograph: Serge Guiraud / www.amazonie-indienne.com

Women from the Peul tribe in Mali smile as they carry large bowls containing clothing and milk on their heads.Photograph: Pere Ribas

A member of the Bijagó tribe from Guinea-Bissau stands in a field dressed in a traditional shawl.Photograph: Luís Melo

Marubo children in Brazil play together in the village, decorating their bodies with paints, beads and colourful clothes.Photograph: George Magaraia

Prayer flags partially obscure a small boy in Amdo, Tibet.Photograph: Ambre Murad

The vibrant robes of the young Suri men from the Lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia stand out against a cracked earthen wall.Photograph: Trevor Cole / www.alternativevisions.co.uk

A woman from the village of Santiago Tilapa, Mexico, wears traditional clothing unique to her community.Photograph: Eric Mindling / www.esephoto.com

A Daasanach boy from Ethiopia uses feathers and metal beads as embellishments. Relying on their cattle for food and clothing, the Daasanach are at risk of losing their land for plantations irrigated by a near complete hydroelectric dam.Photograph: Arturo López

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