Lesotho’nun dağlarındaki Semonkong köyünün birincil ulaşım aracı atlar. Fotoğrafçı Thom Pierce, burada yaşayan atlıları ve çobanları görüntülemek için bölgede 8 gün geçirmiş ve ortaya ilginç fotoğraflar çıkmış.
1. Pierce, bu geziye çıkmaya altın madenlerinde çalışan işçilerin belgeselini yaparken karar veriyor.![although-semonkong-is-remote-pierce-describes-the-area-as-beautiful-and-home-to-laid-back-and-friendly-people](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI0ODAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNDgwIDYwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgZmlsbD0iI2NmZDRkYiIvPjwvc3ZnPg==)
2. 56 madenci için Lesotho’ya giden Pierce, ülkenin güzelliğine ve at binicilerinin çarpıcı görüntülerine adeta aşık oluyor.
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3. İlk ziyaretinden 6 ay sonra yeni bir gezi planlayan Pierce, 8 gün boyunca yerlilerle beraber yaşıyor ve onları fotoğraflıyor.
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4. Aslında Semonkong, Drakensberg dağında bulunan birçok köyden oluşuyor.
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5. Pierce’in söylediğine göre köylerde su veya elektrik yok. Her köyde de sadece ufak bir market bulunuyor.
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6. Köyler arasında ulaşım dört saate kadar çıkabiliyor. Yerlilerin ulaşım için at kullanmalarının bir sebebi de bu.
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7. Çobanlık, Lesotho’da en yaygın mesleklerden biri. Hatta başka meslek yok diyebiliriz.
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8. Bazı çocuklar 12 yaşında okulu bırakıp haftanın yedi günü işe gidiyorlar.
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9. Bazı çocuklar ise sabahları çobanlık yaparken akşamları iki saat okula gidiyorlar.
![he-would-have-his-translator-approach-them-first-and-explain-the-project-to-them](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI0ODAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNDgwIDYwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgZmlsbD0iI2NmZDRkYiIvPjwvc3ZnPg==)
10. Pierce projesini gerçekleştirmeden önce amacının yerliler tarafından tam olarak anlaşıldığından emin olmak istemiş.
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11. Bunun için de tercümanı aracılığıyla yerlilerle küçük bir konuşma gerçekleştirmiş.
![pierce-said-the-villages-are-extremely-remote-with-no-running-water-or-electricity-there-is-usually-only-one-basic-food-shop-in-each-village](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI0ODAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNDgwIDYwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgZmlsbD0iI2NmZDRkYiIvPjwvc3ZnPg==)
12. “Genellikle hızlı bir çekim yaptıktan sonra fotoğrafları gösterdim ve onlar da neler yapmak istediğimi anlamış oldu. Bana iyi bir fotoğraf verebilmek için ellerinden geleni yaptılar.”
![many-boys-leave-school-as-young-as-12-to-go-work-in-the-fields-7-days-a-week](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI0ODAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjAwIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNDgwIDYwMCI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgZmlsbD0iI2NmZDRkYiIvPjwvc3ZnPg==)
13. Semonkong epey uzakta olmasına rağmen (İstanbul ile arası yaklaşık 11.000 km) Pierce, yerlileri dost canlısı ve çok sakin insanlar olarak tanımlıyor.
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