(always) Learning to See ...

May 27 2011

TIBET 20 a portrait of one of the pilgrims on the roof of the shrine area behind the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. The willingness of people to be photographed varied in Tibet, some were reluctant, often more out of shyness or a sense that they were not important enough, others were gracefully welcoming and a few said no. With 6 billion people on the planet I am always happy to accept a no. This elegant woman was shy at first but happy to be photographed after I had sat for a while with her and her friends and she had seen other portraits on my camera back.

This image probably ends the spiritual practice in Tibet part of this series. Next week more about buildings and landscape.

canon 5DII 85/1.2 1/1250 f 1.6 iso 200

TIBET series link ©robert van koesveld (CC-BY-NC-ND)

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A photography blog by Robert van Koesveld around learning to see as a photographer: with my own images and process as well as whatever I think inspires, informs, extends or challenges in the struggle to learn to see. There are two supplementary blogs; LTS2 for photography and LTS3 for other Art. The links are at the top above this. They are a place to display others work that I find inspirational and that I want to refer back to. Comments are welcome use 'click to comment' or email me here:

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