Pilgrimage is a personal experience, even when performed with a group. Each person discovers his or her personal favorite sites, and within each site, his or her own favorite power spot. For me, the sacred mountain known as Drak Yerpa ranks high. I have visited Central Tibet many times over […]
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I’m still in Tibet. Although I’m sitting on the stairs in front of Bodhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, when I meet Tibetans here it feels like saying hello to relatives. What I know about Tibetan people and culture is close to nothing, but Tibet still felt like home. In the […]
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The ancient kingdom of Mustang in northwest Nepal, like so many other mountain kingdoms of the Himalayan region from Bhutan to Ladakh, became part of the Tibetan empire established by King Songtsen Gampo in the first half of the seventh century. As a result, most people in these regions still […]
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Treeless. Gravel embedded in hands as my forehead meets the hard surface of your sand…
Read More Tamin Totzke in the Gobi. Filmed and edited by Ronen Schechner.
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Photographing in Mongolia was challenging on many levels – the harsh environment, the excitement of the whole project coming into fruition, the lack of time available for an authentic, intimate connection to the place. There’s a certain loneliness I felt under the expansive sky of the Gobi and the vast […]
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Crossing the Gobi by train at night…
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