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Tibet Photographs

Quilt Closet

Quilt Closet

Farmhouses are without heat so Tibetan families stay warm by piling quilts on top of...


Tibet farmstead windows

Tibet farmstead windows

I was constantly struck by the ceaseless variety of windows in the farmhouses of Tibet....


Horns in Laddhak

Horns in Laddhak

At a rooftop of a monestary at dawn in Leh, Laddhak, two monks blast the...


Remote monestary

Remote monestary

Against a sheer rock cliff this monestary in Shichwan province was in remarkable good shape....


Wool spinner

Wool spinner

This women was spinning wool from goat hair in Muktinath, near Mustang, on the Tibetian...


Farmhouses

Farmhouses

Many parts of the Tibetian plateau are very green. While we think of nomadic herders...


Leh, Laddahk

Leh, Laddahk

From a high point overlooking the Indian city of Leh, Laddahk on the Tibetian plateau,...


Grieving women

Grieving women

As a deceased body is paraded by them, women in Leh, Laddahk cry and grieve....


Pani stones

Pani stones

Colorful, large and deeply engraved prayers are displayed on stones throughout Tibet. They recite the...


Nomad herders

Nomad herders

Taking up residence inside their portable hand-woven black goat hair tents, nomads tend their herds...


Farmhouse interior

Farmhouse interior

It's not uncommon for simple stone/wood Tibetian farmhouses of the poorest farmer to be elaborately...


Meadow near Lijang

Meadow near Lijang

This monk insisted that I take his picture along with his friends and family. It...


Corner chorten

Corner chorten

I am not sure what happens here. There is a small hole below this chorten...


Summer tent

Summer tent

Even farmers will erect a tent during summers in Tibet. These are often white, as...


Pack horse

Pack horse

While Tibetian herders rested and had a picnic lunch, their horse grazed in a wild-flower...


Yunan

Yunan

In the Tibetian plateau area in Yunan, these girls enjoy a summer dance which brings...


Matching Dance

Matching Dance

On a rolling green pasture, Tibetians set up white tents to party for two weeks....