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10 January 2007

Photographer Phil Borges on TEDTalks

Phil BorgesPhotographer Phil Borges displays his remarkable portraits, documenting the world's disappearing cultures, from persecuted monks in Tibet to embattled tribes in the Ecuadorian Amazon. He also shares inspiring results from his digital-storytelling workshops, which give indigenous teenagers tools for cultural preservation and self-expression. A former dentist, Phil Borges rediscovered his passion for photography, and spent the last 25 years documenting indigenous cultures around the world. His work collected in several books, including Tibetan Portrait and Enduring Spirit. In 2001, he founded Bridges to Understanding, an organization that works with teenagers worldwide, promoting cultural preservation and exchange through digital storytelling. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 19:19)

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Phil Borges also created The Gift. This book chronicles his work in Peru and Vietnam with Interplast, a nonprofit organization that provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries.

I just posted a pledge to join this initiative by giving a workshops to teenagers that have just migrated to Toronto in order to document their perception of the big city as a new home.

Digital has created more freedom for storytelling than at any time previously. What a freeing way to spend life simply photographing your way through.

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