We landed in Paro, Bhutan, and drove a strenuous meandering 12 hours across the country to Bumthang – a broad Himalayan foothill valley filled with pines and oaks, rivers, high ridges and small villages recognizable by the iconic Bhutanese architecture.
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Occupied
Being thus unmindful of what occurs is delusion; the very state of unawareness and the cause of going astray…
Read MoreDrak Yerpa: The Heart of Sacred Mountains
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 […]
Read MoreHeart of the World
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 […]
Read MoreHarvest Day
Each year, the astrologers of Lo Monthang, Nepal, set the annual harvest days according to the Tibetan Lunar Calendar. For two sequential days, villagers head to the fields to reap the grains. The Triptych Journey team captured the scene on the first day. (Filmed by Ronen Schechner. Edited by Ronen […]
Read MorePadma Sambhava and the Ranjung Cave of Mustang
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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Then she leans on his neck and whispers low…
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Treeless. Gravel embedded in hands as my forehead meets the hard surface of your sand…
Read MoreLegs, Bones and Blessings
Tamin Totzke in the Gobi. Filmed and edited by Ronen Schechner.
Read MoreReluctant Exposure
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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