{"id":2138,"date":"2006-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2006-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-07T00:00:00","slug":"yann-mingard-the-road-less-travelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/yann-mingard-the-road-less-travelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Yann Mingard ~ The Road Less Travelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"helvetica14\">7 June \u2013 28 July 2006<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"helvetica14\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tuva280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.foto8.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/06\/tuva280.jpg?resize=280%2C280&#038;ssl=1\" height=\"280\" width=\"280\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"helvetica14\">Swiss photographer Yann Mingard&#8217;s work traces the geopolitical contours of some of the world&#8217;s remotest regions in a series of fascinating journeys.<\/p>\n<p> In the Siberian republic of Tuva, he studied the ancient culture of shamanism, a spirit world which is enjoying a revival after decades of Soviet repression. 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