Holganat by Shirren Lim

While exploring Mongolia, we went to visit the eagle hunter village in at Modon Hoshoo, Saksai Village, Western Mongolia. The whole family stood outside their yurt to greet us with a warm welcome. We were all very touched and surprised at this unexpected reception.Once introductions were made, I took a portrait shot of each of the male members of the family. This is one of the sons. His name is Holganat.

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | September 25
Award Score: 68 (Value 12.5, Clarity 12.5, Composition 18, Style 12, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Mongolia

Photographer: Shirren Lim (Jakarta, Indonesia) Registered
Born in Penang Island, Malaysia, in 1970, Shirren would find herself moving cities over the course of her life. She is now based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Shirren took up photography in 2009, as she thought it would be an interesting habit, later she discovered it as her true passion. Shirren loves portraitures best. To her, the expressions people wear are so beautiful, so telling, so uncovered in their sincerity. With her photo-taking, she tries and does justice to capture humanity in its many forms. Shirren’s work has been described as intense and earthy with her simple composition cutting to the heart of the subject matter. As a child, she had flipped through many of her father’s National Geographic magazines, but it was Steve McCurry’s 1984 “Afghan Girl” that she recall two decades later. That is what she wants to do with her life. She believes, someday, she can able to capture that one moment that could change the world. Her work has appeared in several web and printed magazines.

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