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Off The Beaten Path: People in a rush...!
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It took me many times to get this photo as I wanted it...she was really competing for the world record of how fast you can walk with a ton of goodies on your back...which didn't help me as I was feeling the altitude and running to keep up with her didn't help matters!
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Off The Beaten Path: People having a chat!!!
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Everywhere I go in China, I try to take photos of women in a group drinking, talking or walking...I like to show my mum what she could look like later in her life with her friends..it's just a running joke we have! So this is the one I captured in Lhasa.
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Off The Beaten Path: People relaxing!!!
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Another one of women having a relaxing moment...taking a break from walking around and around the Jokhang Monastery no doubt...it's hard work in the sun!
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Off The Beaten Path: Annoying tourists!!!
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Look at all those pesky tourists walking anti-clockwise around the Jokhang Monastery...had they not read up beforehand that you're supposed to only walk clockwise?! I did read about it and did follow it but one time I had to get to a restaurant and it was much quicker to walk anti-clockwise then clockwise and although i wasn't the only one doing it, I certainly felt very self-conscious!
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Off The Beaten Path: Happy people!!!
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This lively lady was just walking spinning her wheel normally and then caught sight of me taking a photo so decided she would play up a little and pose for the photo! She wanted to look at the photo once I had taken it and I thought she was going to ask for money, but she smiled and carried on with her spinning! She was fun!
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Off The Beaten Path: People begging
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We were in Samye Monastery a couple of hours away from Tsetang and this lady was waiting for everyone as they went upstairs to the restaurant. I just loved these people's expressions..and they all look so old and wrinkly...maybe yak butter ISN'T the be all and end all cure!
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Off The Beaten Path: Children playing
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These two children live in a village on the way back from Yamdrok Lake to Shigatse. We went into one of their houses to watch how they make incense sticks, so I took a photo of the children. We said we would send them to our tour guide in Lhasa so that when he next passed the village he could give them to the children to keep.
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Off The Beaten Path: Adults laughing!!!
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Why were the women laughing you ask? Well because eventhough it was the warmest day there, it suddenly began to hail! I have never been in a hail storm and have hardly ever seen it hailing before so I guess it was another experience I can take away from Tibet with me. They were hitting me hard and fast at one point and the women started laughing as I had no idea what it was at first! Great expressions!
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Off The Beaten Path: Praying people!!!
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I had seen these two women, mother and daughter, going around all the different rooms in the monastery and everything the mother told her daughter to pray to, she would. It just seemed so bizarre to me that you could pray to so many things or touch so many things for good luck..there is a great belief in these people. This photo was taken when I was playing with the little boy and taking photos of the dogs, hence the dog in the picture!
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Off The Beaten Path: Interesting people!!!
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This has to be one of my all time favourite photos of people in Tibet. These women were from a different sect as noted from their hairstyles...I was very excited when I saw them one day at a monastery just outside of Lhasa. The elderly lady's face is just perfect! I am so happy I was able to see this.
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themajor Tue Jul 15, 2008 13:58 UTC
Fascinating pages and some wonderful images too. As you say Victoria, the old woman with the braided hair and her younger companions look quite amazing. Sadly I get altitude sickness going up a stepladder so Lhasa is possibly not for me! | angiebabe Sat Mar 1, 2008 15:20 UTC
Great to see your photos - i love people photos too but...yes they can be so hard to get when people jump about when they notice you with a camera!went to art exhibition once of amazing Tibetan portraits. must get there myself b4 too long! | sourbugger Fri Nov 2, 2007 00:38 UTC
fascinating, and very personal. great stuff. | Ekahau Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:33 UTC
beautifully People shoots and great natural photo's what camera do you used very nice page ;-) |
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