Phil Borges

Phil Borges (born 1942) is a social documentary photographer and filmmaker.

For over twenty-five years Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his award winning books, which have been published in four languages, include Tibetan Portrait, Enduring Spirit, and Women Empowered and Tibet: Culture on the Edge. He has hosted television documentaries on indigenous cultures for Discovery and National Geographic channels. Phil also lectures and teaches internationally.

Phil’s recent project, Crazywise, explores cultural differences with respect consciousness, mental illness and the relevance of Shamanic traditional practices and beliefs to those of us living in the modern world.

Phil’s program Stirring the Fire has produced several short documentaries, a book and an exhibition highlighting some of the extraordinary women worldwide who are breaking through gender barriers and conventions in order to enhance the well being of their communities.

In 2000 Phil founded Bridges to Understanding, an on-line classroom program that connects youth worldwide through digital storytelling in order to enhance cross-cultural understanding and help build a sense of global citizenship in youth. He also co-founded Blue Earth Alliance, a 501c3 that sponsors photographic projects focusing on endangered cultures and threatened environments.

Phil Borges is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.

Notable works

Books:

• Enduring Spirit
• Tibetan Portrait
• The Gift
• Women Empowered (Inspiring Change in the Emerging World)

Collections:

• Spirit of Place

External links

• Stirring the Fire: A Global Movement to Empower Women and Girls
• Official Phil Borges website
• BRIDGES to Understanding site
• Phil Borges at TED
  • TED Talks: Phil Borges on endangered cultures (TED2006)