Travel Photography Scholarship 2012 Herding in Lesotho

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

LESOTHO | Saturday, 12 January 2013 | Views [196]

Daily travels of a herder through these lush hills in this sun-drenched high altitude landscape with wind-swept skies makes Lesotho a whimsical paradise for a herder to daydream.

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The noise of passersby traveling on the road behind him gets the attention of this lone herder collecting his thoughts. He sits on the metal railing of a meandering highway while watching his herd in the distance as the sun glistens on his face. It is not uncommon for herdsman to cross paths with one another every so often in a country where it is estimated that three quarters of the population live in rural areas, where poverty is prevalent and herding is a necessary way of life for so many.

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Travel Photography Scholarship 2012 Herding in Lesotho

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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