Olivier folhmi (4 risultati)

Condizione: New. pp. 349 Illus. (Mostly Col.).

Condizione: New. pp. 349.

Condizione: New. pp. 349.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. India is a land of contradictions It is the worlds densely populated country and the tigers last remaining natural habitat deeply traditional and intensely modern A Land of more than a billion people twenty-two official languages thousands of dialects and every religion India defies categorization In this spectacular volume photographer Olivier Föllmi captures stunning images a land where ancient traditions still guide the paths of daily life today where gods and their actions bond the people with the universe in so many waysFöllmi looks beyond the noise chaos and sensory overload of the Indian streets to examine deeper truths surrounding the people and their culture His compelling photographs convey beauty and stillness reflection and contentment and express a philosophy and an approach to life that is radically different from that of the West The images in India reveal a place where tradition and modernity coexist- the India of the cell phone and the sacred cow 200 photographs and illustrations in full color Olivier Föllmi first traveled to India in the 1970sWorking as a guide leading tourists on Himalayan treks and photographing India and its people for more than twenty-five years he came to know the country intimately He and his wife Danielle adopted four Tibetan children and founded Hope an association that promotes education and mutual aid in Himalayan villages They divide their lives between the Alps and the Himalayas India Föollmis twenty-first book has been translated into four languages and was the subject of outdoor exhibitions in New Delhi Mumbai and CalcuttaFöllmi is the official photographer of the Dalai Lama and recipient of the World Press award Born in Delhi in 1970 Radhika Jha was raised between Mumbai and Himalayan boarding school until she was awarded a grant to pursue her studies in the United States and England Upon her return to India she worked for the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation traveled in Punjab and Kashmir and published articles for the Indian pressher first novel Smell won the Guerlain Prize in 2002In 2003 she published The Elephant and the Maruti Stories 352 pp.…