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Phil Borges For over 25 years Phil Borges has been visiting and documenting indigenous and tribal cultures around the world. Through his projects, he strives to promote and preserve cultural diversity. His images tap deeply into the human spirit of his subjects, whose warm and honest faces peer out from colorless and spectacular landscapes. Phil's exhibit and award-winning book, TIBETAN PORTRAIT: The Power of Compassion, focused on the endangered people of Tibet, marginalized by the Chinese occupation of their homeland. "With direct, uncompromising gazes, his subjects, old and young, stare back with a wisdom and strength that seems born of suffering," writes the Washington Post. In 1998 he joined Amnesty International to present ENDURING SPIRIT, an exhibit and book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Phil's most recent book, The Gift was released in December, 2000. The Gift documents the work of Interplast, an organization that provides free reconstructive surgery in developing countries. Photographed in Peru and Vietnam, The Gift is helping Interplast celebrate 30 years of service to children around the world. Phil recently hosted two documentaries for the Discovery Channel and is currently working on a four part television series focusing on selected indigenous cultures who believe the natural world is animated with powerful spirits. The project, titled Spirit of Place, also includes a photographic exhibit and book about the people who still communicate spiritually with the natural world. Photographs by Phil Borges have been collected and exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. His award winning books have been published in four languages and in 1998 he was presented the Photo Media Magazine "Photoperson of the Year" award. Phil teaches and lectures internationally and is co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance, a 501c3 that sponsors photographic projects focusing on endangered cultures and threatened environments. He lives with his family in Seattle. |
