A glimpse of Mongolia
Karen Capino takes a photographic peek into the culture of the Mongols and Mongolia which through their revered ancestor and national hero Genghis Khan built one of the world’s greatest empire and how they are immersing themselves in the present.
The photo exhibit titled Nomads No More tries to tell the story of present Mongolia and how the Mongols have retained some of their rich history and culture as they tread boldly into the 21st century.
Capino said her exhibit, which open on Oct. 13 at Bliss Cafe Baguio, will showcase portraits of Mongols who wear traditional garbs mixed with modern fashion. She said it was quite a scene to see nomadic children, who live in isolated gers erected in magnificent steeps, wearing Adidas jackets.
The opening of the exhibit will also be highlighted with new music from Blues ni Toper, DJ Paosin The Welland The Cloud Rats.
Bliss Cafe is located in Hotel Elizabeth, Gibraltar corner Felipe streets in Baguio City.
The photo exhibit will help fill some gaps of what we know about this independent Northeast Asian nation, who Capino says apparently have a soft spot for Filipinos, who are one of the few nationalities who can visit Mongolia without needing a visa.
Capino started out as a junior copywriter for Foote Cone and Belding and moved on to become a writer for ABS-CBN’s in-house ad agency Creative Communications Management. She quit her job in broadcasting and became a cruise photographer for Royal Caribbean and travelled all over the world for two years. She’s now a freelance and photographer. Her works have been published in View Magazine, Business Mirror and Manila Times.
She is already preparing for her next photo exhibit to be called The Indigenous Hipsters in which she photographed the stylish indigenous people of the Cordillera.
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