faux Tibetans, Zhongdien... Photo

Photographer’s Note

These Chinese girls were dressed in tradiional Tibetan attire - as an entrepreneurial strategy...

ISO at 100ASA; focal at 43.00mm.

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Jeppo (12142) 2009-08-07 1:17

I could say: "eveything made in china is a good fake"....the effect is nice, they really look like tibetans weaving the loom.

it's a pity seeing this subtile and calculated colonization and annihilation of Tibetan culture and society....

tfs
silvio

aadilj (17950) 2009-08-07 1:34

you dont do anything that i dont like caleb...and thats your speciality. great work again

engl (518) 2009-08-07 5:41

These girls are clever to wear the nice Tibetan dresses and I think most tourists will not find out that this is a fake. Better to see these fake dresses then none at all....
Nice colours, nice smile !

wawa (498) 2009-08-08 3:27 [Comment]

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rbassin (4291) 2009-08-08 3:35

Bonjour Caleb,
Une magnifique composition,
Le couleurs , l'éclairage et les contrastes sont bien dosés.
Les détails sur le premier plan sont intéressants et la scène avec les deux chinoises est sympathique.
Bon W.E
Roland

greentara (147) 2009-08-22 11:43

Hi Caleb,

Thanks for this photo showing Chinese girls pretending to be Tibetan. To me they don't look at all Tibetan, including their clothing! As the Chinese destroy Tibetan culture they are using it to draw in tourists.

Very interesting,

Thanks, Joan