I suppose most people know little about Tibet by reading books, others' travel blog on internet, while some have been to Tibet for once, twice. even more times. So, what is your impression of Tibet? If you have no idea about this question, let's see a photographer's impression of Tibet: nature's blessing.
Yue Hongjun, from Dongwan, south China's Guangdong Province is the winner of silver award. His photographs are both focused on Tibetan wild donkey.
Yue travelled to Tibet for the first time in 2010, taking the route from southwest China's Yunnan Province. After the
trip to Tibet, he held a personal photography exhibition named "I want to
go to Tibet". The exhibition generated a stir in the local society.
Yue is specialized in urban environment protection and landscape design. When enjoying many a praises and honors, he felt not only grateful for Tibet but also started to ponder what he could do for Tibet.
"I can't just take. And I can't take all these honors for granted. I must do something for Tibet and return our society," said Yue.
During the following trips to Tibet, Yue started to do charity work, raising money for Tibet Wild Life Reserve Association and donating photography equipment for nature reserve workers to keep record of wild animals.
In his second trip to Ngari Prefecture in northern Tibet in 2011, Yue and his friend visited 27 children in the world highest primary school, the Yaqu Primary School, which is over 5080m above sea level. The kids over there are from herders'families.
Due to the harsh condition, they could only make to see their parents once or twice in a year. Yue said the kids were so excited to see him and his friends when they were visiting them.
Yue went to Tibet for the third time this year on a photography trip to the Hol Xil Nature Reserve, aiming at raising funds through photos he took to raise people's awareness of protecting natural and ecological environment.
The silver prize photo entitled "Marching forward" was taken during Yue's trip to Hol Xil.
Yue and his friends spent about two hours tracking these Tibetan wild donkeys, following them far behind for fear of interrupting them.
Eventually, Yue succeeded in catching this picture—a contingent of Tibetan wild donkeys are marching toward the golden-colored land, inspecting their cradle and kingdom amid the undulating mountains.
The harmony between color and light, the animals' gestures and the landmass' temperament, transmits a kind of holiness, blessed only by Mother Nature.
Yue said, "The harmony is a joint effort by all our social members. Such harmonious scenes are everywhere in Tibet. But, this should be seen in our inland as well. And people inland should cherish these beautiful gifts from nature and try to improve the environment."
The First Impression on Tibet Photography Exhibition opened at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on October 15, 2012.
Over 200 guests including Tibetan compatriots in Beijing from Chinese Photographers Association, Tibetan Photographers Association, institutes of higher education in Beijing, Tibet research institutes and media attended the opening ceremony and exhibition.
The photography exhibition is a follow-up event of the First Impression on Tibet Photography Contest. The 300 photos exhibited are selected from over 40,000 entry works. 150 are awarded as entry prizes, 28 excellent works, 12 bronze prizes, eight silver prizes and three gold prizes. The rest of the photos are exclusively contributed from famous domestic and international photographers.
The photos are a grand visual feast, displaying Tibet from multi-perspectives. The themes range from delicate sketches of people to scenes of daily life, from sunrise above
Mt. Everest, or Qomolangma in Tibetan, to yaks in the snow-covered north Tibetan grassland.
.jpg "Tibetan Local Travel Agency")
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