Refugees

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I first met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1988 and have had the great fortune to photograph him a number of times over the years. One day we were walking through the lovely bamboo shaded lane from his home to his office as we passed one of his ever-present guards. Suddenly the Dalai Lama stopped. Placing one hand on the soldier’s hand holding the rifle, he chanted a prayer and moved on. I quickly lifted my camera and managed to take one frame. The guard simply beamed.