A Talk with Plateau Photo Tours About Tibet 2012
The other day had the pleasure of chatting with Brian Hirschy and Jamin York of Plateau Photo Tours about the Tibet workshop this coming March and April. We talked for about 45 minutes and covered almost every aspect of this tour, from our transportation, the altitude, where we will be sleeping to the things that [...]
2012 Workshop Schedule
I’ve received several e-mails asking about next year’s workshop schedule. Realizing that my workshop page was not as easy to access as I had imagined (I changed the links location in the menu bar and have now made it more prominent.) I thought I would also highlight the current list of workshops I have running [...]
Wallpaper: June 2011
Download your I think you will enjoy this wallpaper this month. It is one of my favorites. This was shot in Shigatse, Tibet’s second largest city at a monastery called Tashilhunpo. These workshops are really a joy to run and I as you can see below our participants really feel they get their money’s [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Lhasa, Everest, Kathmandu Overland
Lhasa, Everest, Kathmandu Overland The overland route connecting Lhasa, Tibet with Kathmandu, Nepal is one of the most beautiful and and amazing land routes in all of Asia. Covering a distance of 600 miles, this workshop will take us from the modern Tibetan capital of Lhasa to pristine high altitude lakes, winding ancient rivers, beautiful [...]
Tibet, Mt. Everest, Nepal Overland
Here is not only a great deal financially, but an adventure that might be too good to pass up as well. Join me and the folks at Plateau Photo Tours for Lhasa, Mt. Everest, Nepal…overland! Yep, you heard right, we are going on a jeep trek from Lhasa, Tibet to the Mt Everest Base Camp [...]
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. 
