In The Buddha's Image (Photography Books by Julian Bound)

by Julian Bound

Overview

IN THE BUDDHA'S IMAGE a photography book by JULIAN BOUND

From award winning documentary photographer and National Geographic contributor Julian Bound, a photography book documenting the spread of Buddha's image across Asia and South East Asia.

With photographs of statues and paintings from Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos and Sri Lanka, taken over a three year period, as well as the rich diversity of Buddha's likeness and the subtle differences within his representation from country to country, Buddha's teachings are featured throughout the book.

Buddha cover painting (top right) by Julian Bound. ©julianbound2020

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in the UK, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163907847
Publisher:	Julian Bound
Publication date:	02/03/2020
Series:	Photography Books by Julian Bound
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Born in the UK, Julian Bound is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India’s Himalaya region.

His photography work includes documenting the child soldiers of the Burmese Karen National Liberation Army, the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo, Egypt, and the Thailand political uprisings of 2009 and 2014 in Bangkok.

With portraiture of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Julian has photographed the Tibetan refugee camps of Nepal and India. His other projects include the road working gypsies of India, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the rail track slums of Jakarta and the sulphur miners at work in the active volcanoes of Eastern Java, Indonesia.

Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, he documented the disaster whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

Julian has published  photography books of settings across the world, including portraiture work, and city guides, and has also published several poetry books, including ‘Haiku, a Journey Through the Deepest Emotions’, Julian is also the author of  the novels ‘The Geisha and the Monk’, ‘Subway of Light’ and ‘Life’s Heart Eternal’.