American photographer Phil Borges tells the story of the indigenous peoples of Tibet.
Phil Borges only photographs of people. But not just any people, but only those whom we, the inhabitants of the cities, do not see. Those that live their own, some very strange life away from our Eurocentric civilization. For almost twenty-five years Phil Borges traveling the world and exploring the culture of peoples who are on the verge of extinction. His photographs we see the inhabitants of the world, against which traditionally use the cliche "the third world", "small people", "dysfunctional - or just emerging - the state."
Almost all the pictures Borges makes up close, which allows for sharpening of all the details of the portrait. In this case, the background remains blurred because, as a rule, substantially removed from the site survey, it offers the opportunity to look at the human figure, which literally blind us to all of the surrounding reality.
"I want the viewer to see in these people personality, knew their names, something of their history, and not just looked at the pictures and see them a member of a small ethnic group or tribe," - says Phil. That's why every picture wizard is provided with a clear comment, telling the life story of imprinted camera man.
Jigme and Sonam 8 years, 18 months. Ladakh, Tibet
Jigme and Sonam - sisters from a family of nomads, who had just come down from the Himalayas in their winter camp, located on the Tibetan plateau at an altitude of 5000 m above sea level. When I showed her picture on Jigme Polaroids, she screamed and ran into the tent. I realized that the first time she saw herself on the side because her family does not have a mirror.
Dawa
Dawa - a student and the eldest son of a farmer. Although his responsibility herd of 400 goats, he spends most of his free time reading - especially Dawa loves everything that is written in the Tibetan language. He proudly showed me the English - Tibetan phrase, western traveler who gave him two years ago.
Kezang
Kezang lives in a small village 45 km from the Tibet-Nepal border in the "Friendship Highway" between Kathmandu and Lhasa. Very close are the caves where the famous sage Milarepa spent many years of his life in meditation. Shortly after I took this photo well armed Chinese warriors began to scream and tore some of my sheets using a support for Polaroid. Fortunately, the film remained intact.