DESCRIPTION
From Tibetan Plateau of the Tibetan Autonomous Region in China, everyday scenes appear that move us.
A mama yak suckles its baby Yak while a Tibetan mother cares for her baby daughter.
“Yak” may be the only Tibetan word you know but the Yak is also one of the most valuable resources for the Tibetan people. It has been revered as an iconic symbol of Tibetan culture for centuries and provide the basic guarantee for people's survival in traditional Tibetan society.
The Yak is the treasure of which make great contribution to Tibetan people and to the of the so-called "roof of the world".
Its gifts benefit the people on Tibetan Plateau in terms of clothing, food, shelter, transportation, as well as burning, farming, medical treatment, recreation, and so on. As the intimate companions of the Tibetans, the herders call the yak “Noor”, which means “wealth” or “treasure”.
Their milk and meat are crucial food sources. Their flexible and smooth hair is used to make warm textiles such as Tibetan wool.
Tibetan yak is a symbol of the traditional Tibetan lifestyle. As a mother accompanies her children throughout their lives, the Tibetan people's existence revolves around the yak. Mama Yak.
AUTHOR
Jon Lanbroa is a photo collective formed by Jon Z. and Ixa ¨Lanbroa¨.
Life-long learners, curious, nature lovers, eclectics, story tellers, critics, moment witness, imperfects.
From the Basque Country, a couple of nonconformist detail seekers with different points of view having an analogue Photography spirit in this digital age and traveling in the slow lane around the world.
A biologist and a journalist attracted to closeness and simple visual languages with no tricks or digital retouching.
After Uni in the Basque Country, Madrid and Scotland, further training, workshops, seminars, professional and expert's courses internationally, their life has been filled with journeys, Art, mountains and obviously Photography.
Visual poems where nature does not go unnoticed is the force and source of inspiration. The detail, minimalist, the essence.
Breaking the rules with several ways to create, extrapolating techniques and artistic subjects, walking on the edge of painting, drawing, sculpture and photography.
Awards: International Photography Awards (IPA), Neutral Density Photography Awards, Helsinki Photo Festival, Moscow International Foto Award (MIFA)...
Exhibitions in Europe (France, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom, Russia and Switzerland)
Asia (Thailand and China)
United States (California, Texas, Miami, Arizona and New York)
