Curious children in Xigar, Tibet
What is in there? These children wear their standard blue schooluniform and were on their way back from class. First they started begging for candy and money, but then they started to get intrigued in...
View ArticleHealty people at Venice Beach, Los Angeles USA
The huge rum commercial on the building does not really go with the people trying to stay or get healthy by working out.I enjoyed a few days here, crazy but fun people :) Shot with Canon Eos 3, likely...
View ArticlePumoRi from Everest
Because of its proximity to Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Cho Oyu and other giants, beautifully shaped Pumo Ri (or Pumori) is often overlooked or underestimated. Still it is a dangerous climb and many...
View ArticleBrooklyn Bridge and Manhattan from Brooklyn
As you can read in my commentary to my other picture of the Brooklyn Bridge, I really enjoyed seeing it. I just had to try to recreate this classic shot, though of course in the original there were two...
View ArticleIlyushin plane landed at Patriot Hills, Antarctica
Strangely enough this large plane lands on wheels on the Patriot Hills base (seen in the far right), Antarctica, 5 hour flight from Punta Arenas, Chile. It uses a runway of hard blue ice, but it can...
View ArticleNepali girl on street looking down
Nothing more to add to the image title :) Related photos: Nepali boy in Kathmandu street, Nepal Nepali girl begging at Monkey Temple Street children in Phakding, Nepal
View ArticleHoly man at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
One of the many ‘holy man’ that can be found near the holiest Hindu place in Nepal, the Pashupatinath temple, knw fro their open air cremations.These holy men cover themselves with human ashes. Related...
View ArticleShadow of Everest at sunrise
As it is Everest summit week, here is a view from 7500 meter up Everest in September 2004. You can see PumoRi & Cho Oyu and the triangular shadow that mighty Everest casts over the world at...
View ArticleStreet sign in downtown Talkeetna, Alaska
Just a little taste of the sense of humour from the Alaskans :) I guess I have to tell you that Talkeetna has less than 800 inhabitants and actually only really one street, which starts behind this...
View ArticleGlobalisation (5): Swoosh in Tibet, young girls with Nike hats
Another example of the influence of Nike and other global brands on culture. In the back you can see Mount Everest, this is shot at the Rongbuk Monastery where a large crowd gathered for an open air...
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