Award-winning Hungarian photographer István Kerekes has tapped into the inherent tenderness of the shepherding community of Transylvania in a mesmerizing 15-year portrait project. The bonds between the shepherds and the animals they care for are at once powerful and beautiful, and Kerekes has captured their remarkable centuries-old lifestyle in all its richness. In an interview with The Epoch Times, the 44-year-old photographer, who was born in the Transylvanian town of Târgu Mureș, said he first met shepherds in the central Romanian region on a trek to the Rodnei Mountains in 1999. “I am trying to show the world from a completely unique perspective, using my own vision and color palette,” said Kerekes, who has lived in Hungary since 2007. Kerekes said he once befriended three Romanian shepherds whom he met in a traditional stână, a kind of temporary shepherd’s lodging. They lived high up on the mountains between April and October each year, in the …
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