His was an extremely interesting face. one that has
held up beautifully through the years. The most extraordinary thing
about this
portrait is how it was done. Usually my tool for getting people to relax
and respond to the camera is to talk to them. I just keep talking. But
the Living Buddha, who was here in Berkeley to help produce a
Tibetan-English dictionary, didn't speak English. I didn't speak
Tibetan, and there was no third party. He arrived for the sitting
in his native attire, and he carried a staff. Since there wasn't any
translator, we just smiled at each other.
GPB
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