Pictures that gives the whole new meaning to 'headstrong'

That gives a whole new meaning to ‘headstrong’! Photographer travels world to document the talents of those who can carry loads on their head 

A photographer has travelled the world to showcase the talents of people who can carry heavy loads on their heads.

Floriane de Lassée, from France, went to some of the world's most remote landscapes, from East Africa to South America, in search of subjects for her photo series, 'How Much Can You Carry'.

The 37-year-old took on the project after becoming fascinated with the long lines of walkers carrying objects on their heads on roads around Africa.

So far she has pictured 70 people and travelled through 15 regions within seven countries to compile the spectacular images.

Her aim was to stage each person balancing the items that mean the most to them and her subjects ranged from children in Bolivia to tribesmen in Ethiopia.

She said: 'Leaving misery on the side, the models show a unique sense of curiosity, fun, and pride in staging themselves, proud to put forward what can be considered in lots of cases as their only survival means.'

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 A tribesman (left) from Ethiopia holds a rifle between his knees and balances a microwave box, Coca Cola crate, metal pot and a plant on his head. In another picture (right), a young girl from Ethiopia balances three large bundles of wood with a baby goat perched on top

 Headstrong: Pictured left, a Rwandan man shifts his body around as he carries four large suitcases on his head while an Indonesian woman balances a huge blue sack on her head as a child sits on top (right)

 

Having a ball: Pictured left, a young girl takes the strain as she carries three children on her shoulders under a basketball hoop in her native Nepal. Pictured right, a footballer from Brazil concentrates while balancing a bag of balls

Balancing act: A child, pictured left, from Ethiopia appears untroubled by the huge bundle of water bottles he is carrying on his head. Pictured right, a woman from Ethiopia smiles as she balances a pile of red cushions

 

A woman named Jessica from Bolivia uses a hand to steady a heavy load of tools and brushes (left) while a young man from Nepal uses a head strap to carry foliage while carrying a bundle of sticks with his hands

 

 

An elderly woman from India uses a small orange cushion to help her balance a large wooden structure on her head (left). Pictured right another woman from India shows off her ability to carry items on her head. French photographer Floriane de Lassée travelled to some of the world's most remote landscapes to capture the images

The 37-year-old photographer pictured 70 people including a youngster in Ethiopia carrying a baby goat (left) and a Bolivian girl balancing bags of clothes on her head (right)