The photograph developed during a time when I specifically visited non-commercial and unknown locations in the Himalayan mountains of India and formed close bonds with local village people. A secret city known as Shambala, where only enlightened people can find has a meaningful part in the Buddhist belief. This place is believed to be exist in the Himalayan mountains. During my spiritual journey that had no route, I believed in the existence of Shambala in the Himalayan mountains and hoped to arrive there one day. All the time I spent there, the city of Shambala haunted my mind and haunted my dreams... However, kindness and happyness of the people I met along the way made me realize that Shambala is just a state of consciousness. Then, I started photographing portraits of the people that i called as "natives of Shambala".