Images of Kashmir photos

March 18, 2011 - PRLog -- In 2008, photographer John Isaac published a book, The valley of Kashmir. Its 160 images are the result of five years of dedicated photography, collecting 11 trips in the troubled region, a valley straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The pictures give an idea of life in Kashmir, both in terms of their intimate and people across the landscape that shapes the culture. The book was a difficult task, especially for a retired photographer.

After a 30-year career, including 20 years photographing the United Nations in some of the world's most turbulent regions, Isaac wanted to get away from journalism. Kashmir back.

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At 66, Isaac attributes the success of the project, in large part to digital technology, namely the fact that he uses cameras incorporate the Four Thirds sensor, which makes the system smaller, lighter and easier for travel.

"I work closely with Olympus in the past 10 years," said Isaac, "and is very convenient for me because their devices are much smaller. The whole book of Kashmir as I did with the Olympus E-1, which is a 5 megapixel camera. So all my double pages, everything was shot with 5 megapixels. I wanted to prove a point that if you are careful in their culture and way of photographing, you can make a table book coffee with a 5 megapixel camera. So I'm proud, and Olympus also was very proud. "


Inspiration
In 2007, born in India, Isaac became a naturalized citizen after 40 years in the U.S. Although he has toured the world for decades, he had seen only in photos Kashmir. Its rich history includes a recent label as a center of terrorism, a false statement, according to Isaac, who attributed the struggle to external forces.
"When I went in 2003," Isaac said: "I went with an open mind to see who these people the image I saw was completely different, not what everybody said C '.. It was very contradictory, so I started explore. The hardest part for me was to show the reality in Kashmir, which is that people are inherently peaceful, but there are elements that come in and disturbing. I made about 11 trips during the five full years, and I've never been a threat to my life, not once. There once was an attack not far but nobody has captured or threatened me. It happened in other places. But here is mainly ordinary people who are really between a rock and a hard place. I do not know what to do. They are in trouble. Some terrorist movement was infiltrated, and they did things. But almost everyone recognizes the Kashmiris for her.

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"The people of Kashmir," We need the tourists come and we want people to come back. "I was criticized by some who did not like the idea that I did as more people every day because they wanted to see the poor little sporadic activities to be carried out. Thus, to prove a point, I have 17 photographers last November and had a wonderful trip. I am very happy that the book came out as I wanted, and how the people of Kashmir wanted it. "


Isaac's work reveals the exotic nature of Kashmir and commonalities with other people. The universal human condition, called Isaac, while working for the show in these pictures.

"This man told me," says Isaac, "he said," You live in New York. I do not know what New York is, but I bet he has a normal life at night with his wife and children and family. You have dinner and the next day it will work. Basically, do the same. Only in recent years, we had some problems and disputes, so we are tired of being labeled as a terrorist state and if they treat us the way they have their friends and family. "So that's what I tried to do."

Isaac Kashmir is innocent, but the photographer said it's not true. His experience, his photographs show, was a beauty and simplicity. This appealed to British and European tourists in the past, to travel, like Isaac, is sure to regain its popularity.

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"I tell you," he said, "I have traveled to more than 100 countries in my life to working as a photojournalist, but I've never seen anything as beautiful as Kashmir. It's spectacular. And that's what I wanted. It seems over to a table of coffee table books as a travel book. You glaciers, villages, mountains, daily life, agriculture, gathering of grass. It is also within the family, how they live in their homes. "

Capturing intimate views of family life requires a photographer with a special sensitivity. Not only was taken into his house with a camera in hand, but Isaac spent much care in these interactions that the photographs seem especially authentic. Instead of capturing poses, offers an overview of real life in this picturesque spot.

Kashmir's beauty is what appealed to Isaac, and the exotic character of an ancient culture that seemed to move backwards in time. The weather also was a draw, only four stations in the region offers a changing environment on each trip. However, not so much the differences in the region, providing your favorite images, was universal.

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