Photo Gallery

Meet the Makers: A Look at Artisans Around the Globe

Artisans showcase their craftsmanship and creativity

Rosita Vazquez weaves a tablecloth on her waist loom at her home, where she works and sells her handicrafts in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Marissa Revilla, GPJ Mexico

Dulguun Amgalanbaatar, left, and Oyu-Erdene Battumur embroider patterns on cloth during lunchtime at a park in Erdenet, Orkhon province, Mongolia. They enjoy knitting and sewing together in their spare time.

Khorloo Khukhnokhoi, GPJ Mongolia

Jackson Odema, right, and his brother Gilbert Odongo construct a foldable wooden clothes hanger in Kibuye, Kampala, Uganda.

Edna Namara, GPJ Uganda

Elvis Chungu creates a swing chair out of reeds at a workshop on Kafue Road in Lusaka, Zambia. Chungu learned the trade from his late father.

Prudence Phiri, GPJ Zambia

Lucien Domingue designs handcrafted jewelry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Anne Myriam Bolivar, GPJ Haiti

Apeksha Sunuwar, right, assembles a cane bamboo chair, or Mudha, while her grandfather Man Bahadur Sunuwar prepares materials in Mechinagar, Jhapa district, Nepal.

Mayamitu Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Ndinani Govhana splits reeds to weave wares such as baskets, vegetable racks and chairs at an open space in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has been in the trade for over 10 years and sells his products mostly to motorists.

Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe

Nomin-Erdene Mendsaikhan creates a hanging decoration at her art studio in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. She uses macramé, the art of knotting strings, to make ornaments, clothing, bags and many other items that she sells using social media.

Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg, GPJ Mongolia

Women weave carpets that will be exported to other countries in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Lourdes Jiménez sketches on a jean jacket for embroidery in her shop at the Mexican Artisanal Market in Mexico City. Jiménez, who found a new interest in designing during the pandemic, says every piece she makes is unique.

Mar García, GPJ Mexico

John Muwanguzi, center, weaves a white table out of papyrus in Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda.

Apophia Agiresaasi, GPJ Uganda

Nishanthan Shobana assembles decorative rings using banana tree fiber in Kannaddy, Sri Lanka. Shobana says the country’s economic crisis didn’t affect her because she uses locally available raw materials.

Thayalini Indrakularasa, GPJ Sri Lanka

José Antonio García, who lost his sight because of glaucoma in 2003, molds a clay model of his wife, Reina Mendoza Sánchez, at his family’s workshop in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, Oaxaca, Mexico. After García shapes the pieces, Mendoza adds the details.

Ena Aguilar Peláez, GPJ Mexico

Pride Kachepa smoothes the edge of a tombstone in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Kachepa says orders are plentiful from June through mid-August, as many families put tombstones on relatives' graves for Heroes' Day.

Evidence Chenjerai, GPJ Zimbabwe

Ram Bahadur Kami hardens a sickle in his home foundry in Birendranagar, Surkhet district, Nepal. Since he lost his legs in 2008 while working as a house builder, he has earned a living from this profession.

Chandani Kathayat, GPJ Nepal

Tiburcio Simbrón displays handcrafted palm bags at his stall in Mexico City that sells old and rare books.

Aline Suárez del Real, GPJ Mexico

Fortunate Tusasirwe crochets a rug on Bukoto Street, Kampala, Uganda.

Beatrice Lamwaka, GPJ Uganda

Guadalupe Payán, right, takes down clothes for a customer at an artisan and gastronomy bazaar called Rarámuri Sekara (handmade in Rarámuri) in the Rarámuri community in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Lilette A. Contreras, GPJ Mexico