Jethal, Village Of Recovery: Photography Books by Julian Bound

By Julian Bound

JETHAL, VILLAGE OF RECOVERY a Photography Book by JULIAN BOUND

From National Geographic contributor and award winning documentary photographer Julian Bound, the story of one village's recovery following the devastation of Nepal's 2015 earthquake.

Near the Tibetan border in the northern reaches of Nepal, Jethal village sits beneath the snow-capped peaks of the Langtang and Gaurishankar mountains of the Himalaya. Severely damaged in the Nepal earthquakes of 25th April and 12th May 2015, Jethal's story of relief and recovery is a testament of a community's successful battle against adversity, where aided by the kindness, compassion and generosity of others led not only to the rebuilding of an entire village but also the reconstruction of four schools, the building of a new school and a medical health post within the heart of Jethal.

Documented over a period of eighteen months, 'Jethal, Village of Recovery' is a photographic account of Jethal's renewal assisted by, Germany's UKALO, the Singapore Red Cross, the Romanian Mountain Club, Norway's 'Close To My Heart' and the international volunteers who gave their time and energy to help the people of Jethal village, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in England, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. With photographic work featured on the BBC news, his photographs have been published in National Geographic, New Scientist and the international press. His work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, with time spent studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015 he documented the disaster for eighteen months whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

The author of novels 'The Geisha and the Monk', 'Subway of Light' and 'Life's Heart Eternal', when not on the road in Asia, Julian is based in the UK.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Julian Bound
• Release date: Feb 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393656142

Julian Bound

Born in the UK, Julian Bound is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. Featured on the BBC news, National Geographic and in the international press, his work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, spending time studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and with spiritual teachers of India’s Himalaya region. His photography work includes documenting the child soldiers of the Burmese Karen National Liberation Army, the Arab Spring of 2011, Cairo, Egypt, and the Thailand political uprisings of 2009 and 2014 in Bangkok. With portraiture of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Julian has photographed the Tibetan refugee camps of Nepal and India. His other projects include the road working gypsies of India, the Dharavi slums of Mumbai, the rail track slums of Jakarta and the sulphur miners at work in the active volcanoes of Eastern Java, Indonesia. Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, he documented the disaster whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations. Julian has published  photography books of settings across the world, including portraiture work, and city guides, and has also published several poetry books, including ‘Haiku, a Journey Through the Deepest Emotions’, Julian is also the author of  the novels ‘The Geisha and the Monk’, ‘Subway of Light’ and ‘Life’s Heart Eternal’.

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