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The Shimshali people dwell at the edge of the world, high in the Karakoram Mountains, where peaks cut into the sky and valleys cradle stories as ancient as the earth itself. In the remote Shimshal Valley, often called “the roof of the world,” they have carved out lives of quiet resilience and rare beauty. Here, amidst the harshness of the mountain winds and the isolation of snowbound winters, the Shimshalis have forged a bond with the land that is as […]
There is the moment captured in the picture and then there is reality. They wear handmade clothes and use natural ways of fishing with help from cormorants. Done with slow movements, almost like a dance, fishing becomes almost a spiritual journey with sunset as a background. It’s all so perfect that you almost believe that’s their way of life, all connected and harmonious. But then, the sound of plastic boats that imitates bamboo strikes you from behind. Sunset is gone […]
When life is never easy, you find different ways to cope up with it. There is a deep connection with the earth in this area, so organic that sometimes people mistake their own lives with the ones of the earth. Had it been drought lately, you would see people thirsty for life, when all is fertile and goes well, humans also thrive and bloom. They live through the experiences of the earth they work and their faith keeps them protected. […]
All the contrasts, tastes and smells and colors intoxicate your soul the moment you step on the holy land. It all happens so fast that you lose all you thought you knew about life. Here you see a poor woman enjoying the bath she gives to her baby from a pipe next to the road. She’s laughing and plays with her baby as if there is no noisy polluted traffic just one meter away from her. A holy man is […]
Like children that have never been scolded, people smile even though they don’t know why. It’s their way of being grateful that they are alive at the bottom of the Himalayas. You feel small when you grow up between mountains. You know your value and the value of life. You are grateful for every grain that sees the Sun after a tremendous amount of work and love you had invested in it. Himalayas give life and death a different perspective. […]