Have you seen the BBC/Discovery Channel's Human Planet yet?
These photographs by Timothy Allen are absolutely incredible:
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| Human Planet by Photographer Tim Allen |
The show captures the cultures and beauty of the people of the world in such a detailed and moving way. Every time I watch it, I am continuously in awe at the ingenuity, challenges, determination, and sheer skill of the peoples that they highlight. The last episode I saw focused on life in the Himalayas, where they showed a man who walks his children through the perilous six-day journey for them to get to school each year. Not only are the stories and lives that they show so fascinating, but, as seen before in Planet Earth, the ability of the camera-people to capture what they do is mind-blowing. Nevermind the fact that it is completely indescribable to think about the comparison of our lives in the Western world--and the everyday luxuries that are so commonly known to us (like not having to face a near-fatal six-day journey to have gone to school)-- It is a thought that I found is pretty inescapable while watching. It is definitely worth seeing!
ps. Junip's show last night was so, so good. If you get a chance to catch their tour, I would recommend it. His voice is so unique and the band plays so well together. The music has an almost ethereal quality to it, and I was not disappointed in the least. Jose Gonzalez is such a great guy, too, his humility and pure love for his music is so apparent, which is always a big win for me.
ps. Junip's show last night was so, so good. If you get a chance to catch their tour, I would recommend it. His voice is so unique and the band plays so well together. The music has an almost ethereal quality to it, and I was not disappointed in the least. Jose Gonzalez is such a great guy, too, his humility and pure love for his music is so apparent, which is always a big win for me.
9 comments:
i saw commercials for it earlier this year, but i havent seen the actual show. cannot wait to watch it!!
STUNNING PHOTOS! I didn't know anything about him until now ... Great post! Also your blog is beautiful.
Cheers! =(^.^)=
I need to watch this. I don't know why I haven't yet.
incredible photos ;)
SO glad you posted about this! I'm loving your blog more and more by each post, ha! I wrote about Human Planet a while back, but have yet to catch the other episodes. I need to check when they'll be playing here again. You're right.. it's so mind-blowing and hard to believe people can live such different lives.
So glad you enjoyed the show!
Wonderful! I have Life, The Solar System and Planet Earth and I could easily marathon watch them at any time. I'll look for this on DVD to add to the collection!
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Jose Hansard was so good! He was so humble he drove me home afterwards and tucked me in!
I absolutely gasped. I haven't see this yet at all, but I'll make sure that I do. I already have chills.
Great pictures! I like watching these awesome pictures. thanks for sharing! :)
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