Through My Eyes - Photos 1965-2015 Ebook
VOLUME I - Nepal 1960s & 1970s
by Tod A Ragsdale
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Volume 1, Nepal 1960s & 1970s begins with my arrival in Nepal as a Peace Corps Volunteer, October 1965. Some of my photos include Kathmandu and Ilam Bazar, where I was posted for three years. I also attended the Mani Rimbdu Festival in the Thami Sherpa Village in November 1966. In 1968-69, I was in a Peace Corps expedition attempting to climb Hiunchuli (6,441m//21,126ft) from the Annapurna Sanctuar; took a 250cc Honda trail motorcycle from Kathmandu to London (with Bob Bryson on a 250 cc Ducati); attempted to cross a passage above the Baltoro Glacier in the Korakorum Mountains, from Skardu to Hunza; and married Elizabeth (Tosh) Hamershlag/Sims in Istanbul, Turkey. I deeply regret that I didn't have a camera from 1967-69 to record these events because my Leica camera was damaged by the Monsoon, though I have a few photos taken by others. The next time I went to Nepal I made sure I had a camera and lots & lots of film.
I returned to Nepal as a PhD researcher, where I stayed in a Gurung village (Mauja Village, Kaski District) through 1973-1974. My dissertation (Duke University, Durham, NC) was published in 1989, “Once a Hermit Kingdom: Ethnicity, Education and National Integration in Nepal." Delhi: Manohar. During my field work I took black and white photos every day (visual anthropology). For many years I thought I had lost the negatives, but a couple of years ago I found them. I scanned the negatives and posted them on Flickr (Tod Ragsdale). My concept for this book is to present the photos in a 'gallery exhibition,' with minimal textual description. I would like the photos speak for themselves. For more description see the end of the book (List of Photos), or visit my Flikr page: (https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldviewfinder/)
I became an international consultant in applied anthropology, working mostly in Asia. I've continued to take photos in the countries I've visited and also in the USA. Those photos will be in my next volumes.
I returned to Nepal as a PhD researcher, where I stayed in a Gurung village (Mauja Village, Kaski District) through 1973-1974. My dissertation (Duke University, Durham, NC) was published in 1989, “Once a Hermit Kingdom: Ethnicity, Education and National Integration in Nepal." Delhi: Manohar. During my field work I took black and white photos every day (visual anthropology). For many years I thought I had lost the negatives, but a couple of years ago I found them. I scanned the negatives and posted them on Flickr (Tod Ragsdale). My concept for this book is to present the photos in a 'gallery exhibition,' with minimal textual description. I would like the photos speak for themselves. For more description see the end of the book (List of Photos), or visit my Flikr page: (https://www.flickr.com/photos/worldviewfinder/)
I became an international consultant in applied anthropology, working mostly in Asia. I've continued to take photos in the countries I've visited and also in the USA. Those photos will be in my next volumes.
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- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Version Fixed-layout ebook, 0 pgs
- Publish Date: Dec 14, 2014
- Last Edit Oct 28, 2017
- Language English
- Keywords Nepal, Peace Corps, Sherpa, Gurung, Kathmandu
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About the Creator
Tod Ragsdale
Washington, DC, USA
Born in LA, California 1942. Studied at UC, Berkeley early '60s; went to Nepal 1965-68 as a Peace Corps volunteer; took a motorcycle from Kathmandu to London 1968-69 ; got a PhD from Duke University in 1979 based on 1973-74 field work in a Gurung village in Nepal. Worked for the World Bank mid 1980s-90s, became an applied anthropologist consultant, mostly in Asia on multi-national aid projects with engineering firms.