The upper Spiti Valley above Key Monastery. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from the hillside above, looking down onto the monastery and along the Spiti Valley: 'The upper Spiti Valley above Key Monastery. Spiti is a remote high altitude desert region on the border of Tibet, and on the western fringe of the Tibetan world. Over the last...
Farmer loading his donkey with pea seeds in Morang. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Portrait Photography 'A farmer loads up his donkeys with pea seeds in Morang. Fresh garden peas are an important cash crop in Spiti and fetch high prices in Delhi, provided they can be transported to the urban markets soon after harvesting' (Patrick Sutherland).
Tibetan refugee and child selling Chinese plimsolls at the Gungri Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Portrait Photography 'A Tibetan refugee and child selling Chinese plimsolls at the Gungri Monastery Cham. This annual dance festival attracts large numbers of local devotees, peddlers and increasing numbers of tourists' (Patrick Sutherland).
Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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'Three Buchen dance at the end of a performance in Lhalung. Buchen are travelling religious performers who spread the message of Buddhism and the Dharma amongst the common people through entertainment. Song, dance, humorous plays and prayer are the vehicles for their teaching. The Khokpo – somet...
Meme (Head) Buchen Getuk Sonam conducts a marriage ceremony in a performance of the play 'The Prince’s Wedding' in Langsa, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Wedding festivities at Kibber, Spiti: singers from the bridegroom's party. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Portrait Photography 'Singers from the bridegroom's party outside the bride's house during a traditional wedding in Kibber. Behind the closed door the bride’s family sings competing songs often in the form of riddles to repel the outsiders. From the rooftop they pelt the party below with...
Khiu Tsering carrying paraffin and provisions home to Gede. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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View from a similar viewpoint to print 5, looking down onto Key Monastery, but with the figure of Khiu Tsering, climbing the path in the foreground: 'The late Khiu Tsering carrying paraffin and provisions home to Gede. He has spent the day turning the giant prayer wheel at Key monastery. The eld...