Celebrating Stories on Skin

The art of moko features in Ancient Marks, a new book by National Geographic photographer Chris Rainier. “We live in a spectrum of possibilities, and I think it’s an exciting time to document ancient cultures dealing with modernity and modern cultures dealing with their ancient roots,” says Rainier. “I wanted to do a book that visually spoke to this, and I thought what more visible, visual way than the way we mark our bodies.”