TIBETAN PORTRAITS
Photographed during repeated journeys through Tibetan regions, this series presents portraits of individuals encountered by Jian-ping Wu along the way. Working closely with his subjects and their surroundings, Wu focuses on gesture, expression, clothing, and the details of everyday life. The photographs form a quiet record of individual presence, dignity, and identity within a distinctive cultural landscape.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Photographed on black-and-white 120 medium-format film.
Gelatin silver prints.
Shangri-La, Yunnan, 1997
Shangri-La, Yunnan, 1997
Nagqu, Tibet
Kangding, Sichuan, 1995
Nagqu, Tibet
Shangri-La, Yunnan, 1994
Nagqu, Tibet
Madoi, Qinghai, 2001
Nagqu, Tibet, 1994
Nagqu, Tibet, 2006
Nagqu, Tibet
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Madoi, Qinghai, 1997
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Shangri-La, Yunnan, 1997
Shangri-La, Yunnan, 1997
Nagqu, Tibet, 2003
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996
Nagqu, Tibet, 1996