In a case of using things beyond their typical purpose, This shot was taken with the 50mm lens backwards, handheld and uncropped. Only slight editing was done in Lightroom.
This captures the ordinary life of the H'mong people in SaPa, Vietnam. Their home has no electricity or running water but houses 6 happy, healthy family members.
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Floating Villages in the Early Morning (Ha Long Bay, Vietnam)
This barricade separates police from protestants. Last night it survived long lasting police assault. Snow is gathered into bags and stored to fortify construction.
Applying finishing touches to a painstakingly constructed Kalachakra Mandala sand sculpture at the Samstanling monastery in Ladakh. The sculpture takes weeks to complete and is then ritually destroyed in seconds. It marks the “profound affirmation of the impermanence of all things”, especially the human condition. After discussing their monastic order - the Gelugpa, or ‘Yellow Hat Sect’ - the monks were kind enough to let me get pretty close to their work, as long as I didn’t bump into anything.
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Warmth in a cold place - Ali and his pals in Dras, Ladakh, India
Ali, shopkeeper, and his shepherd pals share a moment of warm, understated camaraderie in the tiny Himalayan town of Dras, once at the crossroads of the old Silk Road. Dras, apparently the planet's second coldest inhabited spot (with temperatures that dip to -45°C), derives its name from the local Balti word for ‘hell’. Ali loved the picture and carefully wrote his address on a scrap of paper requesting a print. I lost it on a trek and should send one to the Dras post office I guess.
