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Photography and Tibet exposures is a series of books on photography designed to explore the rich history of the medium from thematic perspectives. Each title presents a striking collection of images and an engaging, accessible text that offers intriguing insights into a specific theme or subject. Series editors: Mark Haworth-Booth and Peter Hamilton Also published Photography and Africa Erin Haney Photography and Anthropology Christopher Pinney Photography and Archaeology Frederick N. Bohrer Photography and Australia Helen Ennis Photography and China Claire Roberts Photography and Cinema David Campany Photography and Death Audrey Linkman Photography and Egypt Maria Golia Photography and Exploration James R. Ryan Photography and Flight Denis Cosgrove and William L. Fox Photography and Humour Louis Kaplan Photography and Ireland Justin Carville Photography and Italy Maria Antonella Pelizzari Photography and Japan Karen Fraser Photography and Literature François Brunet Photography and Science Kelley Wilder Photography and Spirit John Harvey Photography and Tibet Clare Harris Photography and Travel Graham Smith Photography and the USA Mick Gidley Photography and Tibet Clare Harris reaktion books For Anthony Aris (1946–2015) Published by Reaktion Books Ltd Unit 32, Waterside 44–48 Wharf Road London n1 7ux, uk www.reaktionbooks.co.uk First published 2016 Copyright © Clare Harris 2016 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers Printed and bound in Hong Kong A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library isbn 978 1 78023 652 0 Contents Note on Language 7 Prologue 9 one Picturing Tibet from the Periphery 15 two The Opening of Tibet to Photography 53 three Tibetan Encounters with the Camera 113 Epilogue 154 References 157 Select Bibliography 164 Acknowledgements 165 Photo Acknowledgements 166 Index 167 Note on Language Since this book is designed for the general reader, I have kept the use of foreign language terms to a minimum. Where Tibetan words do appear, they have been rendered in a phonetic version, rather than the more taxing transliterated form. I have generally given the Tibetan terms for areas such as Kham and Amdo (rather than Sichuan and Qinghai, as they are now designated in the People’s Republic of China) although the shape of contemporary borders does not directly match the historic Tibetan ones. When writing about India before 1947, I have retained the names of places like Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Bombay (now Mumbai) as they appeared in the original British sources I consulted. Frontispiece Nyema Droma, Tibetan woman in Lhasa, 2014, digital C-print. 7
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