Hidden behind the commercial and busy city life of urban China, is another life of a rich ethnic minority culture like the one I saw and documented in the remote villages of Yunnan. Soaked in tradition, the villages are home to tribes of farmers, each with their unique age old customs and social structure. This boy I met in a small mountain village and he was one of the brave ones whose curiosity overpowered his fear of foreigners.
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I was walking in an old street in Shanghai with my camera taking in all the sights, smells and noises of the crowded narrow lanes when an unusual sight drew me in. I looked inside a smoky large room packed with rickety tables, chairs, tea pots, and men in hats, so many men in hats. I walked in and after I stopped being looked at as the stranger in the village, I began to be approached by the curious of the gathered men. Each wanted to tell me stories, because this is what we humans do, we carry our his-story with us, in our minds, our hearts, etched on our faces and we long to tell them and to pass them on before we leave, so that parts of us can stay behind and make an indelible mark. I listened and tried my best to comprehend, but the best story this man can tell is written all over his face and I present it to you here in this frozen moment...
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