Waters Phographs: Ladakhi Nomads tend to their goats and yaks year-round, living off what is left of the grassy terrain.

Waters Photographs: Ladakhi Nomads use a large goat skin to make goat milk and butter. This will feed several families in the villages high in the Northern Himalaya.

Waters Photographs: Ladakhi cashmere goat herders take their mala beads with them to meditate as they hike to find pasture for their flocks.

Near Tsomoriri Lake, Ladakh Nomads gather their horses to ready them for the next trek. They use these pack horses to take guests on long treks all around the Jammu Kashmir region.

Ladakh nomads travel many miles with their cashmere goat herds each day in search of grazing spots.

The Ladakh Nomads have cashmere goats, yaks and sheep. Here is Doma Amo in front of her Yak hair tent. The government has started providing white canvas tents as well, so at some point, there will be no more Yak hair tents.

Each Ladakh family has their own herd. One family member heads out daily with their herd in the early morning hours and spends the whole day out on the rough terrain until they return before dark.

Harvesting the hay is a job for both the young and the elderly. This woman carried a heavy hay bale on her back in the wheat field as she worked in the summer heat.