Plus grand que le ciel

Virginie Grimaldi

Description

BRAVE NEW WORLD a Photography Book by JULIAN BOUND

A photographic collection of people from across the world by National Geographic contributor and award winning documentary photographer Julian Bound.

Taken over a ten year period whilst living on the road travelling throughout the continents of Asia and South East Asia, the following collection of portraiture work represents the diversity of people found within the countries of Nepal, Laos, Thailand, Bhutan, Cambodia, Japan, India, Tibet, Myanmar and Indonesia.

From the Buddhist monks of The Rinpung Fortress Monastery of Bhutan to the carnival ladies of Indonesia, to the monks of Wat Mai in Luan Prabang, Laos and the Hindu devotees taking a holy dip in the flowing waters of the River Ganges on the banks of Varanasi, India, 'Brave New World' presents an insight into the world and its range of communities.

Photography Locations:

NEPAL LAOS THAILAND BHUTAN CAMBODIA JAPAN INDIA TIBET INDONESIA MYANMAR

A selection of intimate portraiture photography from ten countries and two continents.

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.

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