Posts tagged with Mongolia
I think this is one of the most perfect images I’ve ever seen.
Andrew Rowat, “Gold Ninja Miners of Mongolia” - This image appeared in the New York Times Magazine on Dec. 4th 2011. Reminds me of Pieter Brueghel, The Elder.
From the artists’ blog:
“To access the camp we needed to ride reindeer for three days from the nearest village and sleep outside – without tents mind you – in temperatures that plummeted below -50C. One more I awoke to find my water bottle frozen solid against my body inside the sleeping bag.”
Click it to enlarge, then please take a moment to take it all in. Truly masterful!!