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| Photographer |
* James * {K:20200}
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N/A
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Camera Model |
Nikon D70
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Children
People
Portrait
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Film Format |
Digital JPEG High |
| Portfolio |
Black and White
China
People
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Lens |
Sigma 18-50mm Wide Angle
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| Uploaded |
2/3/2006 |
Film / Memory Type |
Sandisk 512mB ISO200
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364 |
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0
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Aperture |
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| Critiques |
4 |
Rating |
Pending
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| Location |
City - Near Mianning
State - SICHUAN
Country - China
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| About |
Sichuan province in southwest China is one of the more remote and less wealthy parts of China, but is arguably the most beautiful area of the country. The province has mountains towering over 6000 metres, lush forests, pandas, rivers, lakes and gorges, and loads of different nationalities amongst the population.
These Sichuan portraits were taken in south Sichuan, one of the less traveled parts of the province and in small villages that see very few foreigners. I’m traveling in those parts right now and was lucky enough to stop in a couple of places where I managed to photograph these people, who all belong to the Yi nationality, a group indigenous to Sichuan with a rather interesting history. Of greatest interest was their social system, which up until recent decades featured a caste and slave system, which as I understand and according to the museum records, was dismantled after the founding of the People’s Republic.
There were plenty of opportunities for me to take more interesting photos of other Yi people, but I squandered my time a bit and the opportunities evaporated quickly. On the upside, I have one more week here and hope to see more of the same sort of people and landscapes.
I met these sweet kids in their village and they agreed to let me take their photo.
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