After the hunt, the whale is brought back to Lamalera to divide among the villagers for food. Adult sperm whales can weigh 40 to 50 tons, so dividing an animal this large is hard work and nearly everyone in the village pitches in to help. Click the pictures below to enter the gallery and read the stories behind the images.

The stories with these pictures came from talks between facilitators and photographers and subsequent conversations that Lamalera elders had with many people in the community about the meaning of the pictures. All pictures were taken by Photovoices volunteer photographers.