subodh shetty
Fading Away...
As we drift toward a blandly amorphous, generic world, as cultures disappear and life becomes more uniform, it's kind of beginning of a slippery slope towards assimilation and acculturation and, in some sense, annihilation. Cultures and traditions are hanging by the edge, change may seem less relevant as of today but within a generation or so these very same natives would be seen as exotic and rare.
Region of Ladakh is no immune to the shift. What was once remote and close to inaccessible, is today one of the most famous tourist destinations in India. While the old still manage to stick to their traditional wears to shield themselves against the harsh environment of high altitude, the new generation flaunt the likes of northface and columbia, jeans and baseball caps, all thanks to the influence of the west via tourism.
Like its said, change is the only constant, People change, cultures merge, world modernizes but what wouldn't change in years to come would be the photographs we capture today, preserved for tomorrow. It matters...
Nikon D5 | Nikkor 24-70
Fading Away...
As we drift toward a blandly amorphous, generic world, as cultures disappear and life becomes more uniform, it's kind of beginning of a slippery slope towards assimilation and acculturation and, in some sense, annihilation. Cultures and traditions are hanging by the edge, change may seem less relevant as of today but within a generation or so these very same natives would be seen as exotic and rare.
Region of Ladakh is no immune to the shift. What was once remote and close to inaccessible, is today one of the most famous tourist destinations in India. While the old still manage to stick to their traditional wears to shield themselves against the harsh environment of high altitude, the new generation flaunt the likes of northface and columbia, jeans and baseball caps, all thanks to the influence of the west via tourism.
Like its said, change is the only constant, People change, cultures merge, world modernizes but what wouldn't change in years to come would be the photographs we capture today, preserved for tomorrow. It matters...
Nikon D5 | Nikkor 24-70