Ewen Bell · @ewen
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If you ever get a chance to visit Bhutan, I recommend you plan the trip to align with one or more festivals. Especially if you have time to travel deeper into Central or Eastern Bhutan and visit a very small gonpa or lhakhang that doesn't get attention from tourists. These are special.
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Not sure you have to be an amazing photographer to go home with some great moments :)
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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The crowd is as fascinating as the chams. I look for those quiet moments when people are just being themselves. I make sure they are aware of what I'm doing, and catch their eye first. I look for a nod or a smile. Then I show them that photo.
They go back to doing their thing, and that's when I get the more candid shots. Them just being themselves without posing.
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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The music is a huge feature of these festivals too. There's a dedicated team of monks who just do percussion and horns. Then there's the novice monks who inject a little more random cheer into the event :)
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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This little guy was dead impressed with the masked dancers. While nobody was paying attention, he tried out a few moves of his own.
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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All eyes are on the masked dancers. These are monks who train for years. They are incredibly strong, performing each cham for up to an hour, in bare feet.
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Ewen Bell · @ewen
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Big crowd for the Tsechu in Bumthang this week. I love the way Bhutanese folk dress up in their finest, regardless of the weather or the muddy road they have to walk through to reach the gonpa!
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