Asie

Nirmala’s last life

Nirmala has dedicated her life to Bahubali, one of the holy saints of Jaïnism.This young lady has chosen this festival of the Great Unction to profess her religious vows.From now on, she aspires only for one thing, to be reincarnated as a man so as to be able to attain the complete detachment and reach nirvana.

Photos by Frédéric Soltan/LightMediation Text by Dominique Rabotteau

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Gold in sewers

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, some people dive into the wastewater in order to find a few grams of gold, risking their health.

a Photo report by Bruno Valentin – Julien Pannetier//LightMediation

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Les Hommes plumes

Au coeur géographique de l’Asie, l’Arunachal Pradesh est sans doute l’état le moins connu et le plus mystérieux de l’Inde. Il préserve, outre d’immenses forêts et une grande biodiversité, des populations tribales longtemps restées à l’écart des axes commerciaux et qui ont su préserver artisanats et traditions millénaires malgré une évangélisation massive.

Photos et texte de Jean-Baptiste Rabouan/LightMediation

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Bombay, the dream and the excess

Too rich, too poor, too populated, Bombay is one of the largest urban densities of the planet, with close to 18 million inhabitants, which is more than the entire population of Greece.

Photos and text by Frédéric Soltan/LightMediation

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The Honey of the Untouchables

The blue mountains of the Nilgiri Hills, in India, are a paradox of nature: if throughout the rest of the world the bees are disappearing, here it is the honey gatherers who are in danger.

Photos by /LightMediation – Text by Sylla de Saint Pierre and

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Mustang: the secret kingdom of the Himalayas

The Mustang is not only a fiery, American horse. It is also the name of a minuscule kingdom wedged between Nepal and Tibet.A forgotten State where the heir to a several hundred-year-old dynasty reigns. A journey back in time in the realm of the king Jigme Dorje Tandul…

a Photo story by / LightMediation

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Beijing Nights…China online-offline

20 years after the Tiananmen incident young Chinese rarely show much interest in politics. Rock, post punk, blogs. One night in underground clubs, young people performing and creating new ideas.. while others climb over the great firewall of censorship…

a Photo story by / LightMediation

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The Himalayas of Sapphire

In Kashmir, in full zone of separatist guerrilla, is a legendary mine for the initiates with the precious stones: with more than 4000 meters of altitude on the sides of the Himalayas, the mine of Padder is famous to have given birth to most beautiful sapphires in the world.

a Photo story by /LightMediation

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A la rencontre de l’héritier du Dalaï-Lama

On dit de lui qu’il est «le nouveau dalaï-lama»; entendez le prochain leader mondial du bouddhisme tibétain. À vingt-cinq ans, Sa Sainteté le 17e Karmapa, charismatique chef spirituel de l’école Kagyupa, en donne déjà tous les signes. Rencontre précieuse, à Bodhgayâ, où nous avons suivi durant deux semaines ce grand maître, passionné notamment d’écologie.

Un reportage de /LightMediation Texte de Jef Gianadda

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Shanghai, capital of the world

proposes a portrait of the city along with old friends ,local photographers’work, to build a cross look for a better understanding of the changing faces of this 18 million inhabitants city.Shanghai, the economical capitale of the chinese scary giant , becomes a leader of the new world at the turn of the millenium.

Open publication – Free publishingMore shanghai

Photos by Sanya et /LightMediation

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