The Everyday Life Of Reindeer People Living In Mongolia
Through his photos of the nomadic Dukha people in northern Mongolia, photographer and scholar Hamid Sardar-Afkhami gives us an unprecedented look into the everyday lives of a people that rely on herds of migrating reindeer for their day-to-day existence.
The Dukha people domesticate reindeer, riding them, breeding them and using them for milk, cheese and fur. Unfortunately, their way of life is dying out as both their populations and the sizes of the reindeer herds diminish. Estimates of the Dukha population range between 200 and 400 individuals. Today, their primary source of income is the tourists that come to buy their crafts and ride their reindeer.
With a Ph. D. in Sanskrit and Tibetan Studies from Harvard, Sardar-Afkhami was the perfect person to document the Dukha way of life before it disappears. In addition to these photos, he also created a documentary film about the Dukha called The Reindeer People.
More info: hamidsardarphoto.com (h/t: mymodernmet)
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Wow how beautiful!? Would love to travel to Mongolia on one of my adventures. - My adventures so far: http://www.arjanderuijter.com
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Amazing! I would love to spend sometime with them learning their ways!
So lucky in so many ways to live so close to nature. It's a rugged life, and a difficult one, but beautiful.
Such beautiful people! So people really do live with and ride reindeer - thank you for catching their lives on film and sharing it with us.
I went to Mongolia last year but was in the wrong area to see the reindeers! I was horse-trekking for 2 weeks and it is an incredible place!
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sGreetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to kdiscuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss w,ith you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Beautiful! We've been only in central Mongolia, but northern part, people and animals living there also look amazing!
Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesnt make you a photographer. These could have been great.
Spectacular photos!. So perfect they look like paintings. Beautiful people, gorgeous scenery, enchanting animals!
That is really amazing! I love this. They are showing the relationship between man and animal.
It may be a hard life, but it is beautiful and seemingly one with nature., unlike many modern civilizations.
Where can i download/ buy this pics in full size? For private use only
This people is the oldiest middle asian Turks. Their language is near current Turkish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people yea man. I watched them speaking Turkish in the documentery. They are lovely anyway but not Mongol
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Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesn`t make you a photographer. These COULD have been realy great.
Rebecca Schneider -- you may be a wonderful photographer, whose work should be more widely known; however, to many people -- including some with strong backgrounds in the arts -- these photographs of the Dukha people are highly effective and moving. Why denigrate them?
Load More Replies... Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesn`t make you a photographer. These COULD have been realy great.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people next time please make some searches firs dear admin. they are lovely anyway but not mongolian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people They are not Mongolic They are Turkic Imm Turkish aswell and I wathed them speak Turkish in docume
Yeah, living in the wilderness without indoor toilets, showers or even heaters is not the way to live. The noble savage is a lie.
You are not that "intelligigence" either, are you?!
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Wow how beautiful!? Would love to travel to Mongolia on one of my adventures. - My adventures so far: http://www.arjanderuijter.com
Load More Replies... Amazing! I would love to spend sometime with them learning their ways!
So lucky in so many ways to live so close to nature. It's a rugged life, and a difficult one, but beautiful.
Such beautiful people! So people really do live with and ride reindeer - thank you for catching their lives on film and sharing it with us.
I went to Mongolia last year but was in the wrong area to see the reindeers! I was horse-trekking for 2 weeks and it is an incredible place!
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i fwill like to discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to dispcuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like hto discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
sGreetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to kdiscuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss w,ith you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Greetings My name is Jonathan Demme presently living in France i make a proposal i wish to share with you i will brief you more once i hear from you as soon as possible i will like to discuss with you, but not here in email me to (jonathandemmie@gmail.com) With Regards Jonathan Demme
Beautiful! We've been only in central Mongolia, but northern part, people and animals living there also look amazing!
Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesnt make you a photographer. These could have been great.
Spectacular photos!. So perfect they look like paintings. Beautiful people, gorgeous scenery, enchanting animals!
That is really amazing! I love this. They are showing the relationship between man and animal.
It may be a hard life, but it is beautiful and seemingly one with nature., unlike many modern civilizations.
Where can i download/ buy this pics in full size? For private use only
This people is the oldiest middle asian Turks. Their language is near current Turkish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people yea man. I watched them speaking Turkish in the documentery. They are lovely anyway but not Mongol
Load More Replies... Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesn`t make you a photographer. These COULD have been realy great.
Rebecca Schneider -- you may be a wonderful photographer, whose work should be more widely known; however, to many people -- including some with strong backgrounds in the arts -- these photographs of the Dukha people are highly effective and moving. Why denigrate them?
Load More Replies... Beautiful scenery, beautiful people. Unfortunately, owning a camera, doesn`t make you a photographer. These COULD have been realy great.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people next time please make some searches firs dear admin. they are lovely anyway but not mongolian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukha_people They are not Mongolic They are Turkic Imm Turkish aswell and I wathed them speak Turkish in docume
Yeah, living in the wilderness without indoor toilets, showers or even heaters is not the way to live. The noble savage is a lie.
You are not that "intelligigence" either, are you?!
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