Dahanu Valley, Ladakh, northern India.
Man from Drokpa tribe wearing flowers.
For generations this small group of men and woman have traditionally worn elaborate flowers their hair. The first time I went to photograph in this area, the locals were working in the fields, singing and plucking apples from the trees. Women stopped to pass me flowers from their headdresses. When I returned three or four years later, very few people were wearing their flowered hats. In a desire to...
more »Dahanu Valley, Ladakh, northern India.
Man from Drokpa tribe wearing flowers.
For generations this small group of men and woman have traditionally worn elaborate flowers their hair. The first time I went to photograph in this area, the locals were working in the fields, singing and plucking apples from the trees. Women stopped to pass me flowers from their headdresses. When I returned three or four years later, very few people were wearing their flowered hats. In a desire to be dressed in more modern western clothing many villagers have taken to wearing baseball caps. It’s a shame they didn’t have mirrors in their homes to appreciate how beautiful they actually looked.
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