You have to look hard in the world today to find people still practicing the harvesting techniques that were used by their ancestors for centuries. Here a man threshes barley using his yaks.
Threshing the barley using centuries-old techniques
I’ll probably be finding old photographs of Ladakh for years to come, photos buried on hard drives, photos that missed the first edit. This morning I found a couple from the barley harvest in the village of Lamayuru in September of 2009.
Separating the barley from the chaff
For a full gallery of images of Ladakh please visit Beneath a Cerulean Sky; The Land and People of Ladakh
That was such a sweet day…
Hey there brother! Just wanted to say that i always enjoy looking through your photos so many stories! How is Mono? Are you enjoying Cali?
best summer of my life. even when i was visiting lakes on the himalayan plateau i always said it reminded me of mono lake. there’s no finer place on the planet!
Fantastic photography Russ, After a long time I will be returning to Leh. Remembering our cycling there!
Realy beauitiful shots.