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55 images Created 24 Aug 2017

Tibet

For two weeks I explored this amazing country with its beautiful people. The gradual expansion of a large Chinese population over the last 60 years, resettled and funded by the Chinese Government, is putting enormous, well-calculated pressure on Tibetan tradition and lifestyle. Despite this cynical cultural infringement, Tibetans are still a people with a strong identity, always ready to share a smile with the world.
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  • A nomad family at the Namtse Lake.
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  • A farmer in the Tingri region.
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  • The Brahmaputra.
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  • A boy in the Tingri region.
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  • A young waitress in a restaurant at Everest Base Camp.
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  • Road to Mount Everst.
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  • Young monks at Tashilhunpo Monastery, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, the highest spiritual leader together with the Dalai Lama, in Shigatse. The 11th Panchen Lama, when six years old, was kidnapped by the Chinese government and his family was taken into custody, to be replaced by a Chinese stooge. He is widely rejected by Buddhists in Tibet and abroad. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima hasn't been seen since 1995.
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  • A worshipper at Tashilhunpo Monastery.
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  • A monk at Samye Monastery. Samye, full name Samye Mighur Lhundrub Tsula Khang and Shrine of Unchanging Spontaneous Presence is the first Tibetan Buddhist and Nyingma monastery built in Tibet, during the reign of King Trisong Deutsen
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  • Tashilhunpo Monastery.
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  • Early morning prayer in front of Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
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  • An old woman practising Sang pūjā, a ritual smoke offering, in the early morning in Lhasa. Around this time the streets around Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square temple are heavily laden with smoke and the smell of incense.
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  • A vendor on Barkhor Square around Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
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  • A young mother on Barkhor Square.
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  • A monk expressing his gratitude after arrival in front of Jokhang Temple - the end of a hundreds-of-miles-long pilgrimage.
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  • A Chinese checkpoint in the Tsang region.
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  • Encounter in the Tsang region.
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  • The Chomolungma. Or as we call it in the West: Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth with 8848 m. In front is Rongbuk, the world's highest monastery,
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  • Outside the home of a nomad family in the Namtse region.
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  • Outside the home of a nomad family in the Namtse region.
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  • Inside the home of a nomad family in the Namtse region.
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  • A farm in the Tingri region.
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  • Inside the home of a nomad family in the Namtse region.
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  • Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy Tibetan lakes. Lake Yamdroktso is considered the most beautiful water in Tibet. Its name literally means "Green Jade Lake on Pasture.” According to tradition, this lake was formed from the turquoise jewels of a goddess’ earring. This goddess hurled the jewels toward Earth for the Tibetans.
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  • A friendly vendor on the road to Mount Everest.
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  • A traditionally dressed party around Basumtso Lake.
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  • In a small village in the Tingri region.
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  • In a small village in the Tingri region.
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  • In a small village in the Tingri region.
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  • In a small village in the Tingri region.
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  • A different view of Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy Tibetan lakes.
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  • Mischief on the road to Shigatse.
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  • A small road-side shop in the Tingri region.
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  • Invitation to a family home in Shigatse. On my strolls through the cities and towns, I was always met with friendly curiosity and regular invitations into people's homes. Communication very much depended on the distinguished use of our extremities. A shot or two of varying arbitrary alcoholic liquids usually helped the process along. After the third shot or so, as seen here, it felt like language was, in fact, a negligible means of communication.
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  • The road to Mount Everest in the Tingri region.
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  • Outside a little town in the Tingri region.
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  • A little girl in the Tingri region.
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  • A military patrol in the early morning hours in Lhasa. A  heavy military presence is felt throughout the entire city.
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  • Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
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  • A military checkpoint in the early morning hours in Lhasa. A  heavy military presence is felt throughout the entire city.
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  • Tibetan prayer flags. They essentially carry the prayers via the wind to get them answered. The red, blue, yellow, white and green flags represent the elements. White symbolises air, red is fire, green is water, yellow is earth and blue is wind. They also represent directions – North, South, East, West and Center.
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  • A military checkpoint in the early morning hours on Barkhor Square in Lhasa. A  heavy military presence is felt throughout the entire city.
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  • Family prayer in the early morning hours on Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
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  • A military patrol in the early morning hours outside Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. A  heavy military presence is felt throughout the entire city. Especially in the early morning hours when Tibetans traditionally gather for morning prayer, the frequency of the patrols increases drastically.
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  • Barkhor Square in Lhasa.
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  • Morning prayer outside Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
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  • A checkpoint on the way to Namtso Lake.
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  • Inside the home of a nomad family in the Namtso region.
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  • A farm in the Shigatse region.
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  • A road close to Yamdrok Lake, one of the three Tibetan holy lakes.
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  • In a small town in the Nagqu region.
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  • A town in the Nagqu region.
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  • A woman in Shigatse.
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  • Night scene in Lhasa.
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  • Namtso Lake, one of the three Tibetan holy lakes.
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