Kid's, Hats, Scarves
Clothing

Kid's, Hats, Scarves

Joyful and vibrant, like the shrieks of pleasure their little beany-clad wearers emit running through the autumn pasture, their diminutive scar...

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The Lama Visits
Religion and Culture

The Lama Visits

Once every few years, Ritoma is host to an important lama, usually from Labrang. It is a great honor for the village and local monastery, whose...

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Colors and Moods of fall
Colours

Colors and Moods of fall

Fall on the grassland slowly brings in an overhaul in mood and color, the endless prairie turning from an exuberant and overwhelming green to a...

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Norlha and Kids
Clothing

Norlha and Kids


Norlha has, from the height of the Plateau, created a universe for the children of the world; a bedroom for dreams, ponchos for play, beanies ...

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Winter Breeze
Clothing

Winter Breeze

Snow comes early and leaves late on the Plateau. It may sound harsh, but snow is the soft side of winter, one that brings moisture to the grass...

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Wind
Animals and Surroundings

Wind

Noisy and boisterous, Wind on the Tibetan Plateau animates the multitude of prayer flags, transporting with it the luck-bringing wind horse thr...

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Metro Zen
Clothing

Metro Zen

Playful and bold, Metro Zen marks the colors of the Plateau fall, its most vibrant season. Summer tries to linger, finding a multitude of ways ...

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Women’s Streetwear
Clothing

Women’s Streetwear

It is fascinating to watch how Tibetan women in and around Amdo have updated their dress to changing times. The chuba, Tibetan men and women pr...

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Reborn
Colours

Reborn

Reborn is red, orange, the exuberant colors of autumn, of the flames that bring warmth in winter. Reborn is the red of monasteries that brings ...

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Norlha's Children
Ritoma

Norlha's Children

There is a little group of children, mostly belonging to the Norlha Managers who come and storm the office every day at 4:30 and on Saturdays, ...

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Women on Tibetan Plateau
Animals and Surroundings

On the Move

Today, people tend to forget how much we, homo sapiens, have always moved from one place to another. Migration, which happened ‘en masse’ for m...

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Voyager
Ritoma

Voyager

The Tibetan Plateau is a land so vast that traveling was a full time occupation and an integral part of culture. There were Nomads on the move,...

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Harvest
Animals and Surroundings

Harvest

Harvest in a nomadic area like Ritoma is a relatively recent phenomenon. In the old days, there were less animals in more plentiful pasture, ga...

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