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Tibetan Nomads  
(53 images)

  • Kham,Tibet, 2008 . Tibet girl, Manigango, Kham, Tibet 2008.
    Kham,Tibet, 2008 . Tibet girl, Manigango, Kham, Tibet 2008.
  • Tagong, Tibet 2006
    Tagong, Tibet 2006
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibetan girl in Nanyengou, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibetan girl in Nanyengou, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham - Tibetan nomad boy in Degang Valley, near Litang, 2005.
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham - Tibetan nomad boy in Degang Valley, near...
  • Jyekundo, Tibet 2006. Tibetan woman in hat, 2006
    Jyekundo, Tibet 2006. Tibetan woman in hat, 2006
  • Kham, Tibet 2006 . Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2006 . Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Tibet, Kham<br /> Young monk at Lhonnagon monastery, near Kandze, 2005
    Tibet, Kham Young monk at Lhonnagon monastery, near Kandze, 2005
  • Tibet, Kham - Thuma Tibetan nomad girl in Degang Valley, near Litang, 2005.
    Tibet, Kham - Thuma Tibetan nomad girl in Degang Valley, near Litang, 2005.
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibetan woman in head gear, tagong, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibetan woman in head gear, tagong, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Tibetan woman wearing turquoise, Kham Eastern Tibet., 2004
    Tibetan woman wearing turquoise, Kham Eastern Tibet., 2004
  • Kham, Tibet 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2005
  • Amdo, Tibet 2006. Tibet girl at Lake Manasarvar, Western Tibet, 2006
    Amdo, Tibet 2006. Tibet girl at Lake Manasarvar, Western Tibet, 2006
  • Jyekundo, Tibet 2005. Boy prostrating at temple, Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Jyekundo, Tibet 2005. Boy prostrating at temple, Jyekundo, Kham, Tibet,...
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham - Monks at Zunya Monastery, 2006
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham - Monks at Zunya Monastery, 2006
  • Manigango, Tibet 2005. Tibetan muslim boy, manigango, Kham, Tibet 2005
    Manigango, Tibet 2005. Tibetan muslim boy, manigango, Kham, Tibet 2005
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Boy wearing cowskull, Litang, Kham, eastern Tibet, 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Boy wearing cowskull, Litang, Kham, eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
    Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
  • Litang, Tibet 2005. Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Litang, Tibet 2005. Monk in Litang, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Amdo, Tibet 2005. Tibetan man in Labrang, Amdo, Tibet, 2005
    Amdo, Tibet 2005. Tibetan man in Labrang, Amdo, Tibet, 2005
  • Kham, Tibet 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2005
  • Amdo, Tibet 2005. Man and child in Tongen, Amdo, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Amdo, Tibet 2005. Man and child in Tongen, Amdo, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Tibetan monk in kandkze, Kham, 2005
    Tibetan monk in kandkze, Kham, 2005
  • Tibetan man, Kham, Tibet, 2006
    Tibetan man, Kham, Tibet, 2006
  • Tibetan man in rain gear, Sershul, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Tibetan man in rain gear, Sershul, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Tibetan woman, Kham, Tibet 2005
    Tibetan woman, Kham, Tibet 2005
  • Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
    Monk getting his first picture taken in a photo studio
  • Tibat, Central<br /> Lunang Valley, Tibetan woman drinking tea at home, 2004
    Tibat, Central Lunang Valley, Tibetan woman drinking tea at home, 2004
  • Boy in Jesus hat, Tagong, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Boy in Jesus hat, Tagong, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk in Degang valley, Kham, Tibet, 2005
    Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk in Degang valley, Kham, Tibet, 2005
  • Tibetan Lama and his twin grandsons at Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal.<br /> Lobsang Thenba, a Tibetan lama living in exile, stands proudly with his two young grandsons at Swayambunath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. These twins have been trained to be monks since birth, and one has recently been recognized as a being reincarnated as a high lama or Rinpoche.
    Tibetan Lama and his twin grandsons at Swayambunath, Kathmandu, Nepal....
  • Tibetan boy, Luhuo, Kham Tibet, 2005
    Tibetan boy, Luhuo, Kham Tibet, 2005
  • Boy in Deganag valley, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
    Boy in Deganag valley, Kham, Eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Woman in field, Lunang Valley, Central Tibet, 2004
    Woman in field, Lunang Valley, Central Tibet, 2004
  • Tibetan baby, Lunang Valley, Eastern Tibet, 2004
    Tibetan baby, Lunang Valley, Eastern Tibet, 2004
  • Kham, Tibet 2005. Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham, Litang.Tibet, Kham - Thuma Tibetan nomad girl in Degang Valley, near Litang. Orange hat people. Nomads being forced to move from tents to concrete homes.
    Kham, Tibet 2005. Kham, Tibet 2005. Tibet, Kham, Litang.Tibet, Kham -...
  • Orange hat boy in Deganga Valley, Kham, eastern Tibet, 2005
    Orange hat boy in Deganga Valley, Kham, eastern Tibet, 2005
  • Nyima, Tibetan Nomad in her Kitchen in Kham, Tibet<br /> <br /> Living high on the Tibetan plateau is not for the faint of heart. Nyima prepares dinner for her family, in the new location they’ve chosen to hunker down during the harsh winter. This may be the last generation of pastoral Tibetan nomads, as we know them. Due to Chinese infiltration and influence, Tibetan nomads are currently obligated to give up their traditional lifestyle and livelihoods. Many are forced to abandon the only life they know, leaving behind their yak hair tents and animals, and move into concrete rooms in the cities where they have no job skills for survival.
    Nyima, Tibetan Nomad in her Kitchen in Kham, Tibet Living high on the...
  • Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk at Gasang Monastery., Trindu, 2006
    Kham, Tibet 2006. Monk at Gasang Monastery., Trindu, 2006
  • Tibetan nomads milking yak
    Tibetan nomads milking yak
  • Tibetan nomads milking yak
    Tibetan nomads milking yak
  • Tibetan nomads milking yak
    Tibetan nomads milking yak
  • Three young girls are dressed in their finest holiday chubas, traditional Tibetan dresses, for the upcoming Losar new years celebrations in Dharamsala, India. Since 1959 thousands of Tibetans have now raised their families in the exiled Tibetan community of Dharamsala, home to the Dalai Lama. As the older refugee generation passes on, the next find themselves hoping for the freedom of a land they have never seen. Meanwhile, Tibetan refugees strive to assimilate into the modern twenty-first century while maintaining their Tibetan identity. While some Tibetans have opted to become citizens of another society, most continue to live in limbo as guests of other nations. The question lingers, how does a culture survive without a country?<br /> “Our aim is to educate our children as best we can to integrate with the rest of the modern world as well as maintain their traditional background,” says Tsering Dhondup of the S.O.S Children’s school. “We feel it’s important to raise them in a Tibetan environment and for them to grow up with a sense of identity in relation to their own culture.”
    Three young girls are dressed in their finest holiday chubas,...
  • Sleeping nomad baby, Lunag Valley, Central Valley, 2004
    Sleeping nomad baby, Lunag Valley, Central Valley, 2004
  • Tibetan refugee children in day care in Darjeeling, India.<br /> Tibetan children seem to be conversing in day care while their parents work nearby weaving carpets at the Self Help Settlement. <br /> “I hope, as every parent does, that my child will have a good education, a happy life, a sense of identity,” says Chodon who escaped from Tibet to give her child a better life.
    Tibetan refugee children in day care in Darjeeling, India. Tibetan...
  • Tibet, Kham<br /> Xinlong, monks in monastery, 2004
    Tibet, Kham Xinlong, monks in monastery, 2004
  • Monk in Ladakh, India, 2010
    Monk in Ladakh, India, 2010
  • Monks at Diskit Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
    Monks at Diskit Monastery, Ladakh, India 2006
  • Dharamsala, India 1998. Three monks Dharamsala, India, 1998
    Dharamsala, India 1998. Three monks Dharamsala, India, 1998
  • The Dalai Lama blesses recent arrivals from Tibet, including a young girl with her mother Dharamsala, northern India.<br /> Hundreds of young children walk or are smuggled over the high mountain passes of Tibet every year in hope of receiving a Tibetan education in exile. His Holiness arranges an audience with every one of them. Since the 1959 exodus from Tibet led by the Dalai Lama, more than 130,000 Tibetans in exile have fought to preserve their unique culture and identity while rebuilding their lives in the 47 Tibetan refugee settlements throughout India and Nepal. In this sense, Tibetan refugees have managed more than mere survival; they have created a Tibet in exile that is in some ways more truly Tibetan than their occupied homeland.
    The Dalai Lama blesses recent arrivals from Tibet, including a young...
  • Tibetan nomads milking yak
    Tibetan nomads milking yak
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