Tibetan life can be pretty hard. Early mornings, endless praying, primitive lifestyle, cold weather, simple food, scant shelter and so on. For modern city dwellers it can be near impossible to imagine what this like style would be like, after all we long ago gave up such things only to “rough it” once in a while in facilities better then what they live in. Some people from little villages like this go to the larger towns seeking money and relationships, but some still remain to live a lifestyle passed down over hundreds of generations of tradition and religious reflection.

Now with elements of a modern world seeping into their culture, Tibetan people’s lives are changing gradually. It is not uncommon to see Lama’s wearing Nike’s or talking on a mobile phone (much better then mine I might add). Riding around on motorcycles or in your friends car is just becoming a fact of life for them. But beyond all of that is still a traditional lifestyle revolving around their religion and they hold that with the utmost importance beyond other things.

Canon 20D, Canon 17-40mm f/4 L Lens, 1/40 sec, f/11, ISO 400