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Photographer’s Note

Mongols (Монгол) are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China or more specifically on the Central Asian plateau north of the Gobi desert and south of Siberia.

They currently number about 9 million and speak the Mongol language. There are approximately 2.7 million Mongols in Mongolia, five million Mongols living in Inner Mongolia, China and one million Mongols live in Russia. The major body of the Mongols are the Khalkas. Major Ethnic subgroups of Mongolic peoples are: the Khalkhas; the Buryats, and the Dorbots of Siberia; the Kalmyks (Oirats) of the Caucasus; and the Mongours (Tu), the Daurs, and the various other Mongolic peoples of Inner Mongolia of China. The Hazaras in Afghanistan and various Turkic peoples are ethnic groups originating from the Mongols.

-wikipedia

guifav, albertopiubello, ChrisJ, vonp, sadeik, bebep, Angshu, Philippe, parbo has marked this note useful

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guifav (332) 2007-02-27 7:09

Very nice shot.
The subject is superb, with the guy and the camel.
Regards,
Guido.

albertopiubello (2589) 2007-02-27 8:57

Hi Ben,
here it's another interesting subject full of details: a typical chariot, the ger, the camels...
Tell me: which is the best period to visit Mongolia?
Thanks and have a nice day.
Alberto

faubry (31481) 2007-02-27 10:18

hello Benjamin, very nice image from this country, i inlike the man is right and without action....
i hope to go here in june..
soon
francine

ChrisJ (65367) 2007-02-27 12:02

Hi Benjamin

So this is what I can look fwd to in May when my ESL contract ends? I like the color & contrasts in this superb daily life scene. Tfs!

vonp (2225) 2007-02-27 15:45

Ciao Benjamin,
Great ethnical portrait: very well done!
Good composition and colour even if I thought that you had a difficult light.
See you soon...
Paolo

sadeik (3159) 2007-02-27 17:16

Timeless, could be anytime but guess what I just have to have a go with making this b&w its a superb documentry image and one I really like

Simon

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Angshu (30896) 2007-02-28 4:34

Hello Ben
Very interesting subject caught in the strong midday sun..the chariot looks straight out of middle ages with the proudly posing Mongol & his tent in the BG..I've learnt something new from this picture Ben..thanks.
Regards
Angshu

Philippe (11215) 2007-02-28 8:53

Hi, Benjamin. I suppose this picture was taken at some kind of festival. I guess not all Mongols dress like that today... The interest of your photo is that it shows different aspects of traditional life in Mongolia with the yurts, the camels, the cart. A good light, maybe a little harsh.

atilgone (4749) 2007-03-01 6:49

Hi Benjamin,

Excelent documentry picture! I like it very much. We can see their tradation on your picture. Well done. TFS.
Kind regards,
atilgan

parbo (10804) 2007-03-01 17:14

Hi Benjamin,

Your photo is wonderful and this is my first time that people runs a camel on carriage. His pose is very friendly and natural. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

marietom (29890) 2007-10-18 2:30

Bonjour Benjamin,

Belle image, d'un quotidien si éloigné du nôtre...
Marie