And yes, it's good an urgent post to call for votes!
Here's the problem:
After the Kathmandu valley, the Pokara lake, then the jungle of Bardia, all that was left for me to find were the people I'd met on my Annapurna trek. The whole trek takes 12 days to complete, and my plane back to France is in 8 days. I'd known about this problem for some time, and although my doctor advised against it, I was planning to take a plane at altitude to "shorten" the trek, and thus meet up with most of the people around Tilicho Lake.
The real problem is that 1/ the only airline company that deserts Humde airport (3700m) doesn't have enough people to make a minimum flight for 2 weeks, 2/ it would take me at least 7 days to get up there on foot, 3/ helicopter flights cost 1500$ an hour.
What to do?
Option 1: Leave the prints with a trekking agency, who will take them with them on their next expedition to Tilicho Lake, with no guarantee of the result.
Option 2 : With my father, to create installations in nature with the prints, in order to "exhibit" the 6 remaining prints here.
Option 3 Spread the message as far as possible, so that friends of our friends who will be going to Nepal (and who want to do the magnificent Annapurna trek) finish the mission for me, with photos to prove it.
Unless you have any other ideas? In any case, your votes will decide the next stage of this journey!
Decision tomorrow morning, Nepalese time, or 5 a.m. French time (15/02/2011).
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Option 3. It's a nice continuation of the encounter ;)
So that it remains a human adventure right to the end, and so that the people photographed get a nice present, I vote for option 3! It wouldn't be a bad idea for another photographer to do this trek, with a different perspective.
I've certainly said it before, but I salute this great initiative. :)
Option 3, but it's not easy to fit the prints in the bag for trekkers.
Oh dear, I'm finally going to Patagonia, otherwise I'd take your cliches there!
And Option 4: going back?
Option 3 too ;-)
As Silphi says, "a fine continuation of the encounter".
Option 2 is a nice one too... Is there any way to keep it in place?
If not, option 4: commonbox, go Internet for the chopper! :p
Mmmm so, since I find your trip very personal, entrusting the prints either to a trekking agency or to other travelers seems perilous to me. But it could be fun.
I really like option n°2 because it can be really nice. And you can combine it with 1 or 3, can't you?
Here, to bounce back on Alix's option 4, you could apply on KickStarter. http://www.kickstarter.com/
with some buzz, you can find the chopper budget in less than 3 days I think. :)
Frankly, I don't believe in finding 1500$ in less than 3 days. But Alix's idea is a funny one.
I've seen projects go up to 20,000$ a day on KickStarter (or even more). I can't remember what they were, but I don't think they were photo projects. However, I've seen quite a few photo projects funded on KickStarter. Anything is possible on this site. :D
Nothing ventured, nothing gained... and if worst comes to worst, remember the address for a future project ;)
I think you can try harvesting yeah, you never know!
Make a very specific post for people who don't know you and zou.
Option 3 is nice, but it depends on the people who take part, so you can't count on it...
Maybe you can arrange with an agency, if they're nice they might be able to provide you with a return?
Option 4: postpone your return and take on that mother fucking trek!
option 2, you'll probably be the only one to exhibit in such a place ... at worst option 1, but option 4, which is to go back there, could be very expensive ...
well then, I vote for option 3 ;)
I like option 2!
and you can always redo the prints if you happen to bump into your cousin's pal's pal who's going trekking.
if not, yes, you'll postpone your plane ticket! off you go!
I vote for option N°2: the first exhibition must be held in Nepal.
It's where the series was born, and it's a fitting tribute that it's on show there - it's home, in a way.
option n°1: well, you're not going to leave your photos with strangers ... so this second trip loses a little of its charm ...
I propose option 4: you simply go back later. It's the option that best respects this magnificent series and the purpose of this second trip. What's more, option 2 is perfectly compatible :)
if you can't go back and still want to leave the photos there: couldn't you leave them in Santos? or with friends of the people in the photos?
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Good luck with the decision tomorrow morning.
See you soon
Rémi, you have a huge network, you know people everywhere who know even more. Your talent and your projects are becoming better known.
Alix's idea is wonderful and seems feasible. You should give it a try (think about it, if only 1/4 of your Facebook contacts, followers... donate €10 - you can count me in - you're looking at over €3,000).
Think of the photos you could make ^^
Hi, there,
I'm off to Nepal in just over a month's time, but I'm still undecided as to which trek I'm going to do: either the Evrest base camp or the Anapurna tour... So if option 3 is chosen, it could tip the balance, and I'd be delighted to be able to continue your "mission"!
Option 3.
You still have to complete the trek in less than 8 days. Gogogo!
If not, option 3 might be just the ticket!
Hi, if option 3 is chosen...
We'll be in Nepal in mid-May for the Annapurna tour
We're currently in Thailand, halfway through our world tour, but we can have it delivered quite easily.
If we can help you with this project, we'd love to!
Option 3! :)
It shocks me a little to spend a year's local salary to take a chopper to deliver photos.
I vote for option 3, which seems to me to be the most humane and will help me meet new people.
Alex, I quite agree with you, plus it's totally contradictory with the spirit of the series.
Ruben, you big fool!
Based on the initial results, I think Option 3 will win, especially with two proposals in the comments!
I'd say option 3 too, it's a way of continuing the adventure and I think it can complete the trek for a few people in a more human adventure.
Good luck!
option 3 too, good luck :)
The best thing would be for you to go back just to do the trek, but that won't be easy so I too vote for option 3... and the idea of another photographer doing this adventure would be great!
Good luck!
I'd say option 3 too :)
For me, option 2 seems the most appropriate. Your adventure is both human and personal. Living it to the end with your father by exhibiting may seem "selfish", but the fact remains that it's your time and your experience, and it seems logical to me that you should complete the circle. Besides, the money you're asking for seems a bit at odds with what you're sharing with us.
Can't you do 2 and then 3?
Otherwise 4: you postpone your return and stay 15 days longer.
For me, option 2.
Option 3 is to find people who really want to continue "your" trip. Not an easy task.
Ducks love the tide, so I thought a little "sea-effect" exhibition in the mountains would be in very good taste!
But option 3 is still the most feasible and humane, I think... At worst, there's still option 4: Obi-Wan Kenobi. After that, it's just one masked duck's opinion.
I'm going back to the corner.
2+3!
With a small + for the 2, because finding friends who do this trek may not be the easiest thing to do...?
All the best
It's a tricky question on the one hand, and on the other, there doesn't seem to be a solution in sight, so you won't be able to put these photos back...
Having someone hand them over seems like a good idea, but it's no longer your experience and you lose the "exchange" (the aim of this second trip, it seems to me, but not the only one). However, having someone give them to you seems like the best solution (if you come back one day, it'll be all the more fantastic).
Finally, if you can have them collected in France for someone who will take them back to Nepal, you can set them up in the wild (and even take photos to give to them, I'm sure they'll be very happy to see their portraits displayed in their country)!
Enjoy the rest of your trip, your decision is bound to be a good one...
Enjoy the last sunrises on the mountain!
3 seems best to me (or 2 if not).
Option 3:]