A still somewhat shy girl from the Zanskar valley, in Ladakh province, the far north of India.
Because in those days the valley could not be reached by a road and trekkers, like us, could only reach the valley in high summer over a glaciated mountain pass, few foreigners came.
She looks curious..... but seeks the safety of her mother as we talk to her mother.
Real encounters with people all over the world have attracted me from childhood. Traveling uninhibitedly unknown countries and continents and making contact with their residents. Those contacts with people in other parts of the world have taught me that the basic emotions of all people are the same. Unknown makes.. Read more…