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A small caravan of Khampa horsemen crossing the wide western plateau in late afternoon sun.

Khampa Horsemen

Lithang · Kham , Tibet

1998 · Kodachrome 35mm slide

From the collection Tibet, 1990s

We met the riders at the edge of a valley about an hour before sundown. The oldest of them spoke a dialect of Khampa I could only half-follow. They were heading up to the summer pastures — four days’ ride, they said. When I asked if I could photograph them, the oldest turned his horse so the late sun would fall on the others.

From the collection · Tibet, 1990s

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