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ASIA FROM THE HIP by JULIAN BOUND

From award winning documentary photographer Julian Bound, using the photograph technique of 'from the hip' photography where all photographs are taken from waist height with no use of the viewfinder or display screen, 'Asia From The Hip' gives an insight into the culture, street life and traditions of Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in England, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. With photographic work featured on the BBC news, his photographs have been published in National Geographic, New Scientist and the international press. His work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, with time spent studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015 he documented the disaster for eighteen months whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

The author of novels 'The Geisha and the Monk', 'Subway of Light' and 'Life's Heart Eternal', when not on the road in Asia, Julian is based in the UK.