Artwork for Diane Barker
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Meditation
Elders at Jamar Mani
Demtso making tea
Rider at Yilhung Lhatso
Pilgrim prostrating at Jamar Mani
Wild Pulsatillas
Yogini at the Hermitage
Pema with her youngest boy
Details
I have been photographing Tibetans for about 30 years, deeply inspired by a culture that for centuries has placed the sacred at the heart of life. Between 2000 and 2023 I have traveled to Tibet many times, staying with nomad families in Amdo and Kham, old eastern Tibet, inspired by their beautiful earth based culture, their independent spirit, their hospitality and sense of fun. I have been documenting what I am afraid might be tghe dying of a beautiful earth-based culture.
I also photograph extensively in my own village in Worcestershire using different format cameras and recording the subtle play of light on the hedgerows, fields and wilder fringes of our rural community.
For me photography (and painting before it) is a meditation. Its a path of Love.
Photographer/Artist
Most recently I have created a photo book with indie Welsh publishers Graffeg/Bird Eye Books:
"Portraits of Tibet" https://birdeyebooks.com/products/portraits-of-tibet
and I am now starting work on a second photo book, for the same publishers, working title: "People of the Black Tents."
H'Art 2023 "Five Photographers and Tom", Church House, Acton Beauchamp WR6 5AQ
"Silver and Light", April 2024 Canwood Art Gallery, Hereford HR1 4NF
Myself: www.dianebarker.net
Graffeg/Bird Eye Books: www.graffeg.com/
