Before They Pass Away: Les dernières Ethnies- Avant qu'elles ne disparaissent (E/ F/ G)

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Your title for the body of work is misleading and the impression people will get is false…I’m simply saying that Maori people are not part of a dying breed and we don’t need to be portrayed as such, for a book… Jimmy Nelson… You take good photos, there’s no doubt about that, but I believe the premise for your book is just plain wrong. Nevertheless a rather wonderful book, and if you want to get an impression of the once vast cultural diversity in the world it is worth getting hold of a copy. Never has there been a drink quite like tea, it’s a drink that has the power to link cultures together both ceremonially and socially.

Mit seiner Laufboden-Großformatkamera fängt Nelson jedes noch so feine Detail und jede winzige Nuance für die Nachwelt ein und präsentiert zahlreiche Szenen dieses prächtigen Schauspiels vor den lebendigen Hintergründen der noch unberührtesten Landschaften unseres Planeten. Kinda reminds me of Jared Diamond's theory of how geographical factors account to why some civilizations thrive faster and better than others. This collection is designed to highlight global warming and the plight that hunting and the ever-present threat of extinction are having on our planet. Industrialized society is trying to destroy us in the name of ‘progress’, but we will keep defending our lands and contributing to the protection of the planet. Nothing wrong with nostalgia of course, but there’s a lot wrong with presenting crimes against humanity as just another historical inevitability, as natural and unstoppable as Canute’s rising tide.Compared to Hamid Sardar or Steve McCurry's (although he sometimes suffers from the same flaws) and other's works, it's plain bad. Ich hätte mir wahrscheinlich das Buch in der Bibliothek ansehen sollen und es nicht mit nach Hause nehmen sollen. Ehrlich gesagt kauf ich mir das Buch vermutlich mal irgendwann, wenn ich mal so viel Geld übrig habe.

So lugt unter manchem Gewand der ein oder andere Turnschuh hervor, ein bisschen verstörend ist, dass einige Männer verschiedener Kulturen sich mit Maschinengewehren zeigen. In seinem epochalen Bildband Before They Pass Away fängt Jimmy Nelson die Lebensweise der letzten verbliebenen Völker ein, denen es gelingt, in einer globalisierten Welt ihre überlieferten Bräuche aufrechtzuerhalten. Be adventurous and immerse yourself in this visual tale, carefully peeling back the layers to get lost amongst the dense foliage taking yourself on a journey of discovery. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.There are pages upon pages of individual portraits, some of them so stunningly detailed you could count the subjects' pores.