Durbar Square, Kathmandu
Yesterday, we walked a few hours through Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Again, not really like I remembered it. But certainly better than Tamel and it’s hippies. Baktipur is what Durbar Square in Kathmandu could be. Kathmandu is trying, but it is going to take time. Freak Street and it’s hippies dominate and influence Durbar [...]
Portraits of Baktipur, Nepal
Click on any photo to view full size. Yesterday, we went to Baktipur. Nepal in it’s wisdom has attempted to keep it much like its past. Any new building are to be built in the same fashion as the ancient ones. They charge a pricey admittance for tourist, thus keeping the hippies at bay. I [...]
Kathmandu: Home of the Hippies
Ok, to be honest, I am struggling with Kathmandu. Up till now each place I have visited seems overrun with tourist and shops selling tourist junk. I want to give it a chance and be fare to the city. Today we took the group to Bouddhanath. This is the home of the famous Stupa [...]
I’ve been through the desert…
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz And the sky with no clouds The heat was hot and the ground was dry But the air was full of sound ~A Horse With No Name Written by Dewey Bunnell, ©1971 As I last posted, we left EBC and drove to Dram. [...]
The Faces of Mount Everest
Today we are in Dram, China on the Nepal boarder. Tomorrow we pass into Nepal and head to Kathmandu. It was a crazy drive from Everest to here. We went dropped around 10,000 ft in an hour and a half. But well worth it. Sleeping at over 16,000 ft was an effort. There is literally [...]
Shigatse, Tibet
Today we drove 95 kms (60 miles) to Shigatse, Tibet’s second largest city. Shigatse, which sits at 3840m, is home to Tashilhunpo Monastery and 600+ monks. This monastery is the seat of the Panchen Lama, the second most important lama in Tibetan Buddhism. The group had a chance to walk around the pilgrim route that [...]
Greetings from the Friendship Highway
Dr.s Jim and Matt Matiko jumping for joy at 4441m on the Friendship Highway. Brian Hirschy looking dapper on the Land Cruiser.
Lhasa, Tibet Day 1
All I can say is Lhasa is everything I had hoped for and more. The people are absolutely amazing, very friendly and so willing to have their photos taken. The physical environment and the culture seem very familiar to those of us who have spent any time in Ladakh, India. Yet, there [...]
Chuengdu
While waiting for the team to arrive to China, Kesh, a friend and client from a past Lumen Dei, Brian Hirschy and I walked around Chengdu. Chengdu is a massive Chinese city of 12 million. It is a mix of Chinese and Tibetan and I am sure many other ethic groups. We spent most of [...]
Packing…method or madness?
I’ve had a lot of people comment on the use of Packing Pro, the iPhone app I’m giving away this week. Many people couldn’t believe that I would be capable of getting all the items on the list in my bags and under the allotted weight limit. While I can guarantee you everything got [...]
Packing List
It is been a long time since I have published a packing list. For that matter, it’s been a long time since I’ve even talked to you about what I take on a trip. So as I begin packing for my Tibet to Kathmandu Overland Workshop, I thought it would be good to share [...]
I shoot for mostly NGOs and nonprofits. I photograph images of the unknown, the forgotten and the helpless. These are often the stories that most people overlook. 
