摄影自发明的那时起,就有极强的见证性。由于我的经历,一直见证着近四十年来云南少数民族生活的变迁。随着中国现代化生活的进程,云南边疆少数民族生活也发生着巨大的变化,无论是居住还是服饰,无论是人们的生活方式还是观念,变化无处不在。一些东西的消失之快也是我们想象不到的。现在去西双版纳,傣族女子日常都不怎么穿那引人遐思的紧身短衫和筒裙了。年轻人染了头发,穿上了时髦的全中国人都在穿的时装。一些经济较为发达的村寨,传统干栏式的房屋已变成了水泥加瓷砖的结构。看到的变化太多太大了,就想做点事、留下点记忆。我常想,桑德(August Photography since the invention of that time, there is a strong testimony. As a result of my experience, I have witnessed the changes in the lives of ethnic minorities in Yunnan in the recent 40 years. With the progress of China’s modern life, ethnic minorities in Yunnan have undergone tremendous changes in their lives. Whether they are living or wearing clothes, whether they are people’s lifestyle or ideas, changes are everywhere. Some things disappear too fast we can not imagine. Now go to Xishuangbanna, Dai women do not how to wear that day the reverie tights and skirts. The young people have dyed their hair and put on a fashionable dress that all Chinese wear. Some economically developed villages, the traditional dry-type houses have become a cement plus ceramic tile structure. To see the change too much, wanted to do something, leaving some memory. I often think, Sand (August