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Granny and me
High up in one of the harshest and most remote regions of the Tibetan plateau, nomads live a solitary life. Above 4400 mts was this tent in the middle of nowhere, along a road (if it could be called that way) that sees almost no traffic at all. The little girl was accompanying her granny unconditionally while her mom and sister were herding their yaks outside. Huge expanses of distant peaks, barren colors and a deadly cold weather.
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wow .. so fantastic shot .. i love it so much
Frances McMullen 2 months ago
Engaging!
that's a really great reportage capture!!!
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Alessandro!
bora yilmaz 4 months ago
very beautiful...
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot bora!
Iuliana Dediu 4 months ago
Very expressive !!! iuliana
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Iulliana!
Fernando Pinho 4 months ago
gostei muito
Nicolas Marino  muito obrigado Fernando :)
Saleh Kazemi 4 months ago
so beautiful
Nicolas Marino  Kheyli mamnoon Saleh :)
Saleh Kazemi  khahesh mikonam : ) !!!
Jarolim 4 months ago
nice because of the place, but not perfect.
Wayne Pearson 5 months ago
Wonderful ,wonderful, wonderful, and did I say, wonderful !
You are phenomenal dear Nicolas !
Nicolas Marino  thanks sooo much Vahid !
morvarid d.i 5 months ago
Like!
Ali Shahdi 5 months ago
amazing...
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Ali :)
PMV 6 months ago
perfect+++++++++++
Reggy 6 months ago
Making pictures like no one can .... in this category you are my hero! :-)))
So beautiful !!!!
Greetings Nicolas... an amazing photograph!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks again Manjit :)
Henrik Just 6 months ago
Wonderful image, Nicolas !

Regards

Henrik
Jan Gravekamp 6 months ago
Impressive story accompanying this impressive portrait, wonderful colours, great shot Nicolas!

Thanks for your mail by the way!

Kind regards
Jan
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Jan ! I will send you the route soon ;)
Amalia Marmol 6 months ago
Te has topado con dos (prob. 4) bellas mujeres en el medio de la nada! Super expresivas las dos! Qué admirable e impresionante ha de ser la vida que llevan... Excelente Nico!
Nicolas Marino  Gracias amalita. aunque vos deberías estar más "desconectada" de la net!!!
Excellent!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Konstantin
Ricky Siegers 6 months ago
Excellent Marino, I will visit this place someday next year :)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Siegers :P Well, if you are stopping by Chengdu on your way, you gotta let me know!!! :))
Guido Rustichini 6 months ago
bellissima!
Nicolas Marino  molto grazie Guido!!
Marc Apers 6 months ago
Great one Nicolas !
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much Marc! I really appreciate it :)
rezvane nazari 6 months ago
great shot ..... i like itttttttttttt
Nicolas Marino  kheily mamnoon Rezvane :)
rezvane nazari  kheili mamnon?? are u undrestand persian?
Willem de Vlaming 6 months ago
what a lovely environmental double portrait Nicolas...That must have been a wonderful meeting
Nicolas Marino  It was indeed. Their yak milk tea was amazing for that freaking insane cold!!! Thanks a lot Willem :)
Antonio Grambone 6 months ago
Excellent shot Nicolas... both expressions captured are fantastic.
Many compliments and greetings, Antonio G.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot caro Antonio!
Monfared 6 months ago
Very nice!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks monfared
chris ruiz 6 months ago
superb!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Chris!
Barbara 6 months ago
excellent. one day , when i grow up, i will go to Tibet with bycicle... until then...i will just admire your work...
;-)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much Barb :)
Jolande Schotten 6 months ago
Very beautiful.
Nicolas Marino  Thank you very much Jolande :)
Stéphane Pagani 6 months ago
Superb portrait Nico! You captured great expressions in their faces! Congratulations!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Steph! :)
Darko Pavlovic 6 months ago
nice. colors and mood are wonderfull..
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Darko!
Farshad Davari 6 months ago
Excellent!
Nicolas Marino  kheily mamnoon Farshad!
Farshad Davari  Do you know the Persian language?
Nicolas Marino  hehe just a few words I learned while traveling your beautiful country
Hari Sulistiawan 6 months ago
great capture Nice, love this one :)
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Hari :) !
Sebastian Kisworo 6 months ago
Wonderful portrait wit great color identity cleary telling story about their life and culture
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much sebas!
Beautiful!
Nicolas Marino  kheily mamnoon Hamidreza :)
limawhisky 6 months ago
make a book of your trip..
put your signature on it..
and send it to me..
ASAP !!

Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot dear Unggul ! believe it or not, I will soon start configuring the book about Tibetans :)) I'll keep you posted !!
mike tamanawis 6 months ago
Great work.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot mike
Excelente
Nicolas Marino  Muchas gracias Luis!
Jacob Tuinenga 6 months ago
Wonderful photo of the two,
love the facial expressions.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Jacob !
Fulvio Pellegrini 6 months ago
great capture
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Fulvio, it's a honor you like it!
Svetlana Korolyova 6 months ago
Interesting double portrait!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Svetlana
Codrin Lupei 6 months ago
Another fantastic image Nicolas, thank you so much for sharing these pieces! Love it, perfectly done!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much dear Codrin! It is a pleasure to share them !
Karsten Wrobel 6 months ago
superb portrait, Nicolas. must have been quite a challenge to handle the light here... I love the colours of their clothes... in fact, I love their clothes, full stop :-)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Karsten! Indeed the light was very challenging. The sky was a killer, too bland, no drama and the inside and out situation made it even harder but I relied on their wonderful faces and expressions, and yes, their clothes. I looove tibetan clothes so much! :)
Hasan Hizli 6 months ago
Very good.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks Hasan !
Glen Jones 6 months ago
All I can saw is, wow..........awesome photo
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Glen!! :)
renato massariol 6 months ago
great !
Nicolas Marino  molto grazie Renato!
Zoltan Huszti 6 months ago
Great, great, great!
I love, your portraits!!
+++++++
Nicolas Marino  Thank so much Zoltan !! :)
Vlad Dumitrescu 6 months ago
splendid! Congrats, Nicolas!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much Vlad! :)
sarah navabi 6 months ago
great eyes:)
Nicolas Marino  kheily mamnoon Sarah :)
Ben Goossens 6 months ago
Excellent capture, Nicolas...I love the expression of the boy and the colors:-)
Nicolas Marino  THanks a lot dear Ben ! and between you and me.... the boy is a litle girl ;)
Monique 6 months ago
you are such a lucky person Nicolas...
you can see so beautiful places....and meet so wonderful people
at in the end you can take so great photos
fantastic work....
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much Mon! Indeed I think i'm blessed for being able meet people like them. They really fulfill my hear :)
As usual with your portraits you incorporate the surroundings nicely into your composition. Not easy lighting conditions you had here with that bright sky, yet you mastered to get just the right exposure :-)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Mark! Indeed the lighting conditions were very very hard because of the sky being so bland. But I had these wonderful people, so that made it easier :)
Great portrait !
Regards
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Mario !
Guido Brandt 6 months ago
Really interesting portrait Nic - well done. Love the contrast between the generations.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot GUido :)
TJ Millar 6 months ago
I love the look on this little girl's face! I think she is very suspicious of you! But Granny fears nothing.
Well, I don't know, of course ... but such an evocative pair of faces.
Great work Nic, congratulations!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Tim! Yes, the little girl was very shy, didn't understand much what was going on. Her granny was serious in this shot but he had such a pleasant smile most of the time. It was a truly rewarding time.
I'll upload some backstage photos to my flickr soon and I'll show you others. :)
Andre du Plessis 6 months ago
Close up and personal, yet against that HUGE expanse of emptiness - this really offers one the understanding of the vastness and emptiness of this part of the world. I enjoy the disunion in the way their eyes and faces speak.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot for this comment Andre. Now I can see my own photo in a different way. It was a very hard lighting situation and the bland sky was killing all atmosphere. I was fully relying on their expressions but now I see the value of the background for those who haven't been there.
Kim Ayres 6 months ago
What a wonderful contrast of faces :)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Kim! Does this one go in the book then? ;)
Kim Ayres  Absolutely :)
Lou Urlings 6 months ago
Wonderful!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Lou!
zohre valipour 6 months ago
Well done!nice portrait:)
Nicolas Marino  Thanks Zohre !
Patricia 6 months ago
A beautiful dubbel!, well done you useless you :D
Nicolas Marino  hehehe thanks a lot Pat!!
Dragan M. Babovic 6 months ago
Beautiful portrait of girl and granny with fantastic poses. Bravo.
Nicolas Marino  Thanks so much Dragan!
Colmar Wocke 6 months ago
Well done to you on this fine double character-study,
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Colmar :)
Marei 6 months ago
Christoph is right. :-)
Wonderful work, Nic.
Ich gratuliere Dir.
Nicolas Marino  vielen Dank Marei :) Ich immer freue mich wenn du mein photos magst
Christoph Hessel 6 months ago
Great done Nic, it is so difficult, to get only one face in the very first moment. You succeeded with two. Wonderful done by You
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Chris, it was indeed very very hard. I took like 7 of these. This one hit the spot! :)
Edmondo 6 months ago
EXCELLENT Nicolas, compliments +++++
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot caro Edmondo! did you get my post on your wall at 500px? I replied to your question there :)
serdal 6 months ago
congrats my dear friend Nico. again wrong shooting angle :) child's background should be fully sky or tent but you have an excuse probably :) this comment is not to you, you know :)
Nicolas Marino  hehehe thanks my friend! when are you gonna introduce me to those girls in your photo? ;)
Suresh Menon 6 months ago
Brilliant!
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Suresh !
very nice shot
Nicolas Marino  kheily mamnoon mohammad!
Simple and strong, very well done, man!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot mate!! you see? you gotta come ;)
Mitchell Kanashkevich  Oh, yeh, I'd love to come to this kind of place, as uninviting as it seems from "enjoyment" point of view. :) Would be fascinating though.
Vincent chung 6 months ago
I like it...great portrait!
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot Vincent!
alireza ghamari 6 months ago
very good position
Nicolas Marino  thanks alireza
George Doupas 6 months ago
Very nice Nico!! Congrats!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot George! You see why I go to these remote places? No Chinese masses following the flags of the tour guides :)
Robert 6 months ago
Excellent one Nic!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Robert ! :) it's a honor you like it!
hardibudi 6 months ago
Marvelous shot Nico! love it so much!
Nicolas Marino  Thanks sooo much Hardi :) It's always a pleasure when you like them !
Phyllis Clarke 6 months ago
Splendid Nic a fantastic double portrait. The old woman has a face that shows she has led a courageous life...Terrific in color of course. Congratulations. Phyllis
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot my friend =) SHe was so special. You'll see more of her in my flickr ( i added a comment on this photo now)
Henry Trust 6 months ago
Wonderful portrait Nic..
Nicolas Marino  Thanks a lot Henry !
Daniel Portal 6 months ago
Chapeau, master.....
Nicolas Marino  jjejejeje gracias dani!
dorothée rapp 6 months ago
splendid.
Nicolas Marino  Vielen Dank Dorothée :)
Corrado Chiozzi 6 months ago
Absolutely amazing...
Nicolas Marino  thanks a lot caro Corrado :)
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