HIMALAYA: HUMLA: Puinya Village, Humla

Deserted for the winter months, Puinya is the summer grazing settlement belonging to the people of Yangar. During the monsoon and early autumn, most of the villagers move up to this higher idyll and take their livestock even higher to the rich pastures above the tree line. In early November everyone moves back down into the valley for the winter, leaving the houses empty and unlocked.Bronica ETRS, 50mm, Fuji Velvia
Puinya Village, Humla

Deserted for the winter months, Puinya is the summer grazing settlement belonging to the people of Yangar. During the monsoon and early autumn, most of the villagers move up to this higher idyll and take their livestock even higher to the rich pastures above the tree line. In early November everyone moves back down into the valley for the winter, leaving the houses empty and unlocked. 

Bronica ETRS, 50mm, Fuji Velvia