Wow! Striking pic. You've captured a wonderful emotion with the combination of this humble subject and an extraordinarily beautiful backdrop.

Keep taking wonderful pictures.

Wonderful shot.
Tonal harmony, good precision in portrait.
Jolie scène de vie, homme droit, sincère, grand, dans une immense plaine.

Ooh. The green and green on green is just too perfect!

-=-Joe

Raul, I am deeply impressed by your photographies! Respect and head off (not sure if you use a term like "head off" here in the us...)!
I was just looking at your photographies a bit longer and mentioned how great they are. I'll be looking at your archive and the different projects you did in detail a little later!
Thanks for sharing, Martin

This man's face tells a story of hard country living. I love it. I love how there is nothing but nature and greenery behind him.

I love your pictures!

wow.. great composition!

Fantastic portrait. He looks like an interesting character.

Very Good.

absolutely the most striking photo I have seen in some time! brilliant composition and color.

Fantastic portrait !

Great portrait. The background is perfect.

Verde vida, verde trayecto... esta foto es verdaderamente humana y hermosa

This gentleman looks like a relative of John Wayne, similar facial structure and strength of character, great portrait.
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~a fine composition in the camera here, the off-center placement of the subject in the frame makes this a winner~

Fascinating character study. Another excellent photograph. By the standards of western culture, this would seem to be a person living under desparate circumstances, but a number of things are apparent. Firest, he has a good dose of self respect as seen in his posture, his strong gaze with a look of pride, his jacket (clothes make the man, remember) & cap. It's easy to tell that he is a person of some stature in his community. Wonderful portrait.

A great portrait and a wonderful backdrop, I really like the greens in this one too.

Hello,
Love all your photos. I'm sure you won't remember me at all, but I met you in Lesha's Cafe in Langmusi in August this year (2005). I was a young Australian girl having some of that free flower tea that Lesha gives away, we were sitting with a British guy and you were telling us some of your stories. You mentioned your contacts at the nomad school, the guy that taught himslef English through reading Shakespeare, and your friend the headmaster, and I was utterly fascinated. I am now living in Wuhan for the time being, teaching English, but desperatly want to get back to Sichuan and Gansu next Summer. I feel really strongly about the situation for the Tibetans, and I plan on doing further research for my studies in Australia into the situation for Tibetans outside of TAR. I really want to take 2 or 3 months next summer to stay in the region, absorbing the culture, trying to teach myself a bit of Tibetan, and maybe teach some English as a volunteer of course. I wanted to ask your opinion as to what areas you think I could feasibly stay in for a few months, and if you know of any places where it is possible to teach english to the Tibetan kids, (is it possible in the nomad school you spoke of, and where exactly is it?)
I truely admire your photos by the way. Any time I am feeling frustrated and bogged down by this insane city (Wuhan is really insane) I just check out your website and remind myself of the beautiful smiling faces and the stunning scenery that I cannot forget. Every time I enter that region I am at peace, and I think you probably share this feeling too. I would really appreciate your advice and any help you can give me.
Thanks so much for your time,
Elinor