The Chimed Lhakhang temple in Lobesa Valley is situated on top of a small hill. To get there, we had to walk through a field of grassland amid the sound of rushing fresh water coming from a small brook. In it was this old man sitting next to a big bell. I was fascinated by his character and took a photo of his well aged hand playing with prayer beads.

Nikon D90 with Lens Baby Composer | Exposure 1/125 @ f/5.3 | ISO 200
A Monk's Prayer, by Shirren Lim

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 21
Award Score: 62 (Value 11.5, Clarity 11, Composition 17, Style 11.5, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Lobesa Valley | Bhutan

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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