Naga Konyak 8 Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Nagas are people living in the states of Arunachal, Assam, Manipur and above all in Nagaland.
Some of them are living in Burma.
The Konyaks are distinction Nagas, centering in the north of Nagaland, mostly in Mon district.
They have 6 Anges (Chiefs, kings) controlling all Konyak villages.
This picture was taken in the konyak village of Shangyu.
Just old men are still tattooed, and in the following series I’ll bring some of those warriors’ faces.
At the past I Uploaded 4 pictures of Konyaks from my visit on Dec 2006.
One chief died since then and the other is dying now.
a short movie that I filmed back then from other parts of Nagaland, I Uploaded in www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YTzV4R33xg

Enjoy!

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atilgone (4749) 2009-05-14 1:54

very nice potrait! well done! it is a very nice documentry picture. good quality of sharpness and color
tfs

SteveH (3883) 2009-05-14 4:12

Hi Yuval, I'm jealous of your series from Nagaland, lots of great images. This one shows us an interesting face. There seems to be some strange textures though, as if some parts of the face have been oversharpened and others blurred. How is the political climate there - I understand that in previous years there have been fighting both between Naga factions and with the Indian army? Cheers, Steve

trekks (14262) 2009-05-14 4:37

hi yuval

This is very unique way of wearing and carrying oneself, especially in modern day society. The feature of the tradition is a strong element of this shot.

tfs, bill

lestans (15446) 2009-05-15 0:33

Great portrait of a very strange wearing earings!
Very interesting people, TFS
Livia

everlasting (10898) 2009-05-26 1:53

An intersting face making an intersting portrait. Nice bokehed background.