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portrait of a Dong man


portrait of a Dong man
Photo Information
Copyright: Benny Verbercht (BennyV) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 325 W: 1 N: 342] (1539)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001-08
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon F-70
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: China 2001
Theme(s): Chinese portraits [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 9:20
Viewed: 532
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Dong people form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, and are famed for their 'wind and rain bridges'. They live mostly in Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces of China.

The Dong language is a Tai-Kadai (or Zhuang-Dong) language. An alfabet-based orthography was developed in 1958, but it is not used very much, due to a lack of printed material and trained teachers.

This picture was taken during a walk in the hills around Zhaoxing, a traditional Dong village that boasts no less than five drum towers. The hills were teeming with people gathering firewood.

analogue print scan, no PP, frame added
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Hello Benny,
excellent portrait, very sharp with nice colors and beautifull light,
regards,
Nikos.

Ciao Benny
Belle scene de vie.Car pour cet homme,cela ne doit pas toujours étre facile.

Yvon

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  • wolf38 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2141 W: 75 N: 1089] (7364)
  • [2008-05-11 12:03]

Hello Benny. A Portrait. The photo is a small, fine and shot worth seeing. Photographically very successfully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Hi Benny,

Nice capture with good colours and sharpness. Would like to visit Guizhou and the Dong people myself one day.

regards,

Henrik

A typical one, you captured his expression.
"The most important thing is to have some kind of 'rapport' when taking photo", I agree with you.
Understanding the world or any country in depth is not an easy thing, we need further know some history and culture there.
Best regards, wei

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