Julien Fumard

French photographer focused on nature and traditional ways of life in harsh environments. You can usually find me atop a mountain or someplace cold.

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Woman in traditional #Tibetan dress during #harvest in #Dolpo, #Nepal.
When autumn comes the harvest season in the high altitude villages of the #Himalayas begins. From early morning until dusk everyone in the village goes to the fields to reap and colle… https://t.co/DRjAX3de8B

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Most people living in high altitude #Himalayan villages are #farmers. Mountain climate do not allow them to crop a wide variety of food, so they mainly grow barley and wheat (which they roast and grind to make #tsampa), potatoes, and raise yaks for their… https://t.co/IrCTZLmemV

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sTongde village, in #Zanskar, #India.
Villages in Zanskar look like small patches of green fields and white houses in the middle of arid mountains, the lowest of them standing at an altitude of 3500m. In 2006, the estimated population of this remote val… https://t.co/SY58DWBj9M

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In 2017 the road through #Zanskar, in the Indian Himalayas, was almost complete. Yet the number of vehicles encountered on this road was minimal. Most people still travel from villages to villages using their feet and mules to carry the heavier loads.
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Woman showing a #yartsaGunbu (Ophiocordyceps sinensis). Collected by the villagers in the #Himalayas, this fungus growing from larvae of ghost moths is mainly used in #traditional #Chinese and #Tibetan medicines at least since the 15th century. Because o… https://t.co/BmPfJWoHDl

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During summer, the inhabitants of the Himalayan villages gather everyday to collect #yartsagunbu, a parasite fungus growing in the body of ghost moths. Usually found at high altitudes (around 5000m) and sold as a medicinal herb to the Chinese, collecting… https://t.co/7PhYEtFDCD

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I hope the #lockdown is not too hard on you. Special thought for the outdoors persons stuck in their apartments/houses. Stay strong (and patient...) !
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French #Alps, autumn 2019.
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#mountains #France #greatoutdoors #summit https://t.co/i8WQUdblHk

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In some remote valleys of the #Himalayas the villages are not yet connected by paved roads. Although #horses may not seem the best option to walk on #mountain paths, in the wider valleys they are actually used by a handful of villagers. Still, walking re… https://t.co/7B37P1n7Oz

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#Glaciers are the main source of water for the people of the #Himalayas and those living further away from the #mountains. Because of climate change, these glaciers tend to melt faster than ever before leading to a lack of #water in certain areas.
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In the #Himalayas #PrayerFlags are often found at passes, sacred sites or even in villages. Each of them is printed with #Buddhist sutras that are meant to spread thanks to the wind, thus blessing the surroundings. Each color represents an element : blue… https://t.co/YRDDoRuftF

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At the beginning of summer, the most remote villages of #Zanskar, in the Indian #Himalayas, are almost empty. The men and some women brought their animals up in the mountains for grazing and stay there for days. So the few remaining villagers take care o… https://t.co/E5sImynHbu

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After a long day walk, we were looking for a place to rest and eat something. The village was mostly empty, everyone was in the fields, but this lady welcomed us in her house. Inside, darkness prevailed, a darkness increased by the soot resulting from th… https://t.co/PYNoW5v2mF

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#Dolpo, a region of the #Nepalese #Himalaya is mostly renown for its remoteness, semi-arid landscapes and traditional way of life. However, here and there, a couple of snowy #peaks and glaciers can be found when one looks around...
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Dolpo, #Nepal, autum… https://t.co/5Hc3h3oCZU

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Founded in 1052, #sTongde #gompa is the second largest monastic institution in #Zanskar with about 60 #monks of #Gelukpa confession.
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Zanskar, India, spring 2017
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This image is part of my new portfolio called '#Bhotiya — The People of #Himalaya'. See l… https://t.co/hXxFkHokoH

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Backlit silhouette of a young man during a #Zanskari #wedding. In this #Himalayan region, weddings last for at least two days and nights during which people feast and sleep where and when they see fit. Despite the cries of the bride and her close family … https://t.co/TuyNCXeXfG

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Somewhere in Dolpo, Nepal, a #monk allows us to visit a very old #gompa (monastery) hours away from the first village — we were not sure we would find someone at that time but hopefully we did! The monk lives here, alone with his family, in a house built… https://t.co/v8bPy7wicz

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Ladies in traditional Ladakhi dress awaiting the visit of a rinpoche, in #Karsha, #Zanskar, #India.

A rinpoche, meaning 'precious one', is the reincarnation of an important person in #Tibetan #Buddhism. This day in Karsha, hundreds of people gathered to… https://t.co/CC50owKb31

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#Serenity
#Japan, summer 2017 https://t.co/x4RtfGNnXJ

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Birth of a Thought

#Japan, summer 2017

#zen #lake #tree #nature #quietness https://t.co/9w9msECgnm

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After the French #Himalayas, now the French #Karakoram. Well, we're kinda lacking in the glacier department it seems 😅

#French #Alps, autumn 2019 https://t.co/09CFr9YU7V