honorable mention
Javier sanchez-monge escardo spain
title
A TIBETAN PERSPECTIVE
On the other hand, the "Lamaism" which has been frequently used to design the Tibetan Buddhism, has to do with the word "Lama" also known as "the superior one" and which can only be referred to the few monks who have achieved total spirituality. The images which show Lamas wearing their traditional ceremonial hat represent on one side a Lama reunion and on the other a Lama procession mixing Lama costumes with Bon costumes.
Their traditional religious beliefs , strive for compassion, equanimity, clarity of mind and wisdom, and in a last stage to achieve "Nirvana" which means liberating themselves from the cycle of reincarnation.
His works have been published on El País, La Vanguardia, El Confidencial, El Día, El Diario de Navarra, and about climate change through the Spanish agency Agencia EFE. Regularly he publishes on Periodistas en Español, addressed to Spanish speaking audiences.
More recently Javier Sánchez-Monge Escardó has been awarded the IPA Spanish Edition title of Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year (2017), Nominee by the LUCIE FOUNDATION for his works on climate change among four other international candidates to become the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the year 2017 and his works on Climate change were shown at the Dale Carnegie Hall in New York on October 2017.
Some of his prints have been exhibited at international photo Exhibits on behalf of the LUCIE FOUNDATION ( At the Mayors Summit , for the UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2015 -Addressing Climate Change-) or also on behalf of the Lucie Foundation on the MOPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles). As well on behalf of the ALFRED FRIED AWARDS at the UNESCO building in Paris, and throughout different countries, such as in 2016, when travelling as part of the “Best of the Show” travelling photo exhibit organized by the International Photography Awards (IPA).
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entry description
This image series responds to a long term project intended to reveal the deep spirituality which impregnates the Tibetan Bon-Lama religious culture. The first image shows a tool carried by most of the Tibetans and which is called the "Praying wheel of the Dharma"(the path of Buddha). They are used to accumulate wisdom and good Kharma, and while spinning them clockwise, the believers should concentrate in eliminating bad energies and achieve compassion. The next image shows rituals performed under the Bon religious tradition, which represents the oldest Tibetan religion and which is Shamanistic in nature and believes in good and evil spirits which should be worshipped or exorcised. The religion existed in Tibet since the VII century and at that time it was prosecuted by Buddhism , but the fusion between the Bon religious elements and the Buddhist Lamaism gave birth to the uniqueness of the Tibetan Buddhism as compared to other forms of Buddhism. The term Bon signifies "truth" and the path for liberation. The girls in one of the images are getting ready to perform a ritual dance to pacify the evil spirits and attract the good ones into their village and lives.On the other hand, the "Lamaism" which has been frequently used to design the Tibetan Buddhism, has to do with the word "Lama" also known as "the superior one" and which can only be referred to the few monks who have achieved total spirituality. The images which show Lamas wearing their traditional ceremonial hat represent on one side a Lama reunion and on the other a Lama procession mixing Lama costumes with Bon costumes.
Their traditional religious beliefs , strive for compassion, equanimity, clarity of mind and wisdom, and in a last stage to achieve "Nirvana" which means liberating themselves from the cycle of reincarnation.
about the photographer
avier Sánchez-Monge Escardó is a Spanish photographer and philosopher born in 1965 in Madrid who has travelled and lived throughout different countries in an effort to document both humanitarian and environmental causes, specially dedicating himself in the past two years to the issue of climate change and to the man-made era of the anthropocene, among other issues of humanitarian nature, such as the Rohingya refugees.His works have been published on El País, La Vanguardia, El Confidencial, El Día, El Diario de Navarra, and about climate change through the Spanish agency Agencia EFE. Regularly he publishes on Periodistas en Español, addressed to Spanish speaking audiences.
More recently Javier Sánchez-Monge Escardó has been awarded the IPA Spanish Edition title of Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year (2017), Nominee by the LUCIE FOUNDATION for his works on climate change among four other international candidates to become the Deeper Perspective Photographer of the year 2017 and his works on Climate change were shown at the Dale Carnegie Hall in New York on October 2017.
Some of his prints have been exhibited at international photo Exhibits on behalf of the LUCIE FOUNDATION ( At the Mayors Summit , for the UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE 2015 -Addressing Climate Change-) or also on behalf of the Lucie Foundation on the MOPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles). As well on behalf of the ALFRED FRIED AWARDS at the UNESCO building in Paris, and throughout different countries, such as in 2016, when travelling as part of the “Best of the Show” travelling photo exhibit organized by the International Photography Awards (IPA).
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