Elaine Ling
Elaine Ling (born December 19, 1946 in Hong Kong , † August 1, 2016 in Toronto ) was a Canadian doctor and photographer .
Life
Ling came to Canada with her parents when she was nine years old. She studied piano and cello music and graduated from the University of Toronto with a medical degree . After that she practiced as a general practitioner mainly among the peoples of the First Nations , the indigenous people of Canada, in the north and on the Pacific coast in northwest Canada. She also worked as a doctor in Nepal and Abu Dhabi .
In addition to her professional activities, Ling has observed and photographed the relationship between people and the surrounding nature over the course of thirty years on four continents. Since 2009, more than a dozen photo volumes have been created, including about Mongolia , Namibia , Myanmar , Ethiopia and Australia . When she wasn't taking photos, she worked as a general practitioner in Toronto and played the cello in an amateur orchestra in the city.
Publications
- Mongolia, Land of the Deer Stone , Ladima Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-888899-57-3 .
- Talking Stones. A Photographic Sojourn . Kehrer, Berlin / Heidelberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86828-623-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ In memory of artist Elaine Ling RIC, accessed May 7, 2019
- ↑ When stones are racing in FAZ of December 24, 2015, page R4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ling, Elaine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian doctor and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hong Kong |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 2016 |
| Place of death | Toronto |