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Go ! run the world … run after your dreams … they are your mother …
When you find her, she will tell you where your father is …
then you will go home …
When I was 20 writing these words, I still didn’t know they were so premonitory …
For many years I have traveled the world to meet remarkable men and women, hoping to discover the secrets of life …
For 40 years I have photographed and filmed the mores and customs of changing populations.
I have also produced numerous reports on traditional and modern aspects of man and his environment.
Today, after this long-term quest, it is inside, in the practice of meditation
that I discover my most beautiful adventures and new horizons never imagined before…
I have gathered on this site some of my achievements that I wanted to share with you …
For publishers and iconographers, search our photos by keywords on the “Search” page.
For the curious, consult our selections on the “Gallery” page.
…Bon voyage !
Some Achievements
They are 20 years old, they love each other … From Turkey to India, Brigitte and Tchékof will get married ten times, according to the strangest rites, in the middle of incredible adventures. From Istanbul to Jaipur, the adventure lasted three years, through deserts and mountains and into the high valleys of the Himalayas. Among the Kalash, the last pagan tribes of the East … among the Kouchi, fierce Afghan nomads … among the Kurds at war … among the last Maharajas of Rajasthan … A romance of love and adventure. .. a true story !
This adventure has given rise to numerous international publications which can be consulted here :
Some pictures ~~ Audio recordings ~~ The book ~~ Movies.
Press review (before travel) ~~ The publications (after travel) ~~ The guest book.
– The bride and groom at the end of the world.
– The nomadic Kouchi of the roof of the world.
– In the kingdom of Tsiam the Kalashs.
– The Dervishes of Kurdistan
– Trip to Kurdistan.
– The Turkmen, last sons of Genghis Khan.
– Marriage of Maharaja at the Palace of the Winds.
– Outdoors, …
Today, while the world is wondering about Saudi Arabia, a totally unknown country, Chekof Minosa presents in this book the region of Najran, on the borders of the great desert of Rub Al Khali and the ancient kingdom of the Queen of Sheba.
In the heart of a green and silent oasis, the peasant builders set up towers of several floors in clay. In the surroundings, the last nomads of the Arabian Peninsula, challenge one of the largest deserts in the world, guided by the stars. Here, far from the convulsions of the world, an ancestral world flourishes.
Exhibitions
Some International Publications
Allemagne : Stern – Bunte – Quick – Freundin. Arabie Saoudite : Ministère du Commerce – Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Eau. Australie : Asia Magazine. Benelux : Télévision Belge – Margriet – Nieuwe Revue – De Post. Brésil : Gente. Canada : Radio Canada. Ethiopie : Ethiopian Airlines. France : Ministère de l’Education Nationale – Chambre de Commerce – Musée d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Radio et Télévisions françaises : T.F.1 – France Inter – Antenne 2 – F.R.3 – Paris Match – Ciné Photo Revue – Partir – Femmes d’Aujourd’hui – Télé 7 Jours – Marie France – Figaro – Ouest France – Peugeot – Thomson C.S.F. – O.T.H. – Grands Travaux de Marseille – Solaris Marine. Inde : Ministère du Tourisme – Office du Tourisme du Rajasthan. Italie : R.A.I. – Oggi – Annabella – Europeo – Domenica del Corriere. Pays Scandinaves : Hjemmet – Aret Runt – Jaanna. Suisse : Radio Télévision Suisse – Bouquet – Femina. U.S.A. : National Geographic – Time Life – Mobil Oil Company.