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BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1948 in a displaced person's camp in Germany after his parents fled Latvia, Jánis learned firsthand the importance of culture and the ripping pain of its loss, when invading Communists tried to erase his homeland's way of life. Eventually, his family was able to immigrate to the United States, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, then received a master's degree in fine arts from California State University at Sacramento. His first calling to adventure travel photography came in 1976, during a four-month trip through Japan, northern India, Nepal and Sikkim. In Nepal, through sheer luck, Jánis was one of the first to be allowed into the Muktinath/Mustang area on the border with Tibet. The warm-hearted people, the immense mountainous landscapes and the monks who taught him about Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism expanded his inner vision of the world. Jánis went on to photograph and write for publications like National Geographic, Travel Holiday, Sunset and National Wildlife, where he honed his skills in capturing poignant moments in people's everyday lives and the splendor of nature. Besides assignments and personal photographic projects in Europe, Asia, Peru, Egypt, Patagonia and Africa, Jánis has visited his homeland Latvia several times. On one of those trips, he reclaimed his parent’s farm from the Communists. In addition to his advertising, architectural and editorial photography, Jánis is developing and exhibiting his photo documentary, Africa’s Undiscovered Myths & Personal Dreams. His goal is to document the myths of indigenous tribes close to extinction, then create photo illustrations from the descriptions provided by chiefs, shamans, witch doctors and tribal elders. Currently Jánis lives with his family in the rolling, vineyard-covered hills above Sherwood, Ore., and works out of a barn next to his home. |
Janis Miglavs Photographs
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Jánis Miglavs Photographs Image Source, Inc 24250 SW Durdel Dr. Sherwood, OR 97140 tel/fax 503.625.2145 Contact |
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Jánis Miglavs is an internationally renowned adventure travel photographer with more than 25 years of commercial, editorial and corporate experience, photographing people and places in more than 30 countries.