The Smiling Nomad from Tsokar, Ladakh, India
In the days of yore, the Changpa nomads of Ladakh would be wearing traditional sheep or yak wool outer wear but now a days, the windcheaters and the pullovers have invaded their lives as well. I guess every gram of weight gets magnified a thousand times at those altitudes where the air is rare and the cold wind sucks what ever little you can manage to gulp in.
This nomad with a gapped orthodontic visage tells us that maybe there is a perpetual shortage of Vitamin C in their diets and a a result their teeth seem to not flourish so much in life. His smile and laughter inspite of that is infectious and full of life.
Cheers!
Nikon D800
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
ƒ/3.5
52.0 mm
1/3200
200
Flash (off, did not fire
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The Smiling Nomad from Tsokar, Ladakh, India
In the days of yore, the Changpa nomads of Ladakh would be wearing traditional sheep or yak wool outer wear but now a days, the windcheaters and the pullovers have invaded their lives as well. I guess every gram of weight gets magnified a thousand times at those altitudes where the air is rare and the cold wind sucks what ever little you can manage to gulp in.
This nomad with a gapped orthodontic visage tells us that maybe there is a perpetual shortage of Vitamin C in their diets and a a result their teeth seem to not flourish so much in life. His smile and laughter inspite of that is infectious and full of life.
Cheers!
Nikon D800
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
ƒ/3.5
52.0 mm
1/3200
200
Flash (off, did not fire
_DSC7162 nef