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Category: Asia

Are You Ready For The Chaos Of Kathmandu?

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description:  I can tell you from my last trip to Nepal in 2019 that not much has changed in the way of chaos in the streets of Kathmandu. This photo Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Featured, Kathmandu, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged action, Asia, chaos, kathmandu, motion, movement, Nepal, photo tour, street photography, tour guide, traffic, travel, travel photography | Leave a reply
A woman holds a put upside down after it has been dipped in paint

Pottery Dipping

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Hand-dipped pottery painting in Nepal Location: Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Horizon Photo Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Asia, Bhaktapur, Nepal, pottery | Leave a reply
Buddhist Chortens Adorn Dochula in Bhutan

So Many Chortens!

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Dochula Pass, the main pass Eastbound out of Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu, is adorned with 108 chortens and makes for a peaceful spot to stop and stretch your legs. We Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day, Thimphu | Tagged Asia, bhutan, chorten, Dochu La, Dochula Pass, memorial, mountain pass, pass, Photo of the Day, stupa, Tibetan Buddhism, travel | Leave a reply
An impressive bell sits atop the platform at Swayambunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal

Ringing In The Morning In Kathmandu

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: One of the best places for sunrise in Kathmandu is from Swayambhunath Stupa. The holy site and UNESCO World Heritage Site is a popular place to pray, workout or just Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Featured, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged bell, Nepal, religion, sunrise, swayambunath stupa, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site | Leave a reply
View of stone hut with mountain in background - Nepal - Solukhumbu District

Hill Side Nepal Home

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Stepping back for vertical panoramas for a bit, let’s head to Nepal through past photos. A typical Sherpa mountain home, the top is for living while the bottom section is Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Featured, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged himalayas, mountains, Nepal, travel, trek, trekking | Leave a reply

Landing In Paro, Bhutan

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Do you see that hill beyond the airport of Paro, Bhutan? That’s the main way into Bhutan for anyone traveling by air. It makes for an interesting landing as Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Paro, Photo of the Day | Tagged airplane, airport, approach, Asia, bhutan, landing, paro, runway, travel | Leave a reply

The Crowds At The Taj Mahal

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Moving on from yesterday’s stop along the road, let’s head to the Taj Mahal. Always a crowd pleaser, the grounds of the Taj can get quite busy. If you want Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Photo of the Day | Tagged agra, iconic, india, taj mahal, travel | Leave a reply

Jodha Bai’s Palace

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: It’s a little out of the way on the road from Jaipur to Agra, but the fortification of Jodha Bai is worth a stop. Location: Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Photo of the Day, Uttar Pradesh | Tagged india, Jodha Bai, Palace, sandstone, travel, Uttar Pradesh | Leave a reply

The Buddhist Stupa Before Lhotse – Nepal

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: While Lhotse is the immediate neighbor to Mount Everest (Sagarmatha), it is in fact the third highest mountain in the world behind K2 in Pakistan. Not only that, it is Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Asia, buddhist, lhotse, mountains, Nepal, religion, stupa, travel | Leave a reply

Can’t Get Enough Of The Spinning Prayer Wheels

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: I’m a little hooked on the slow shutter speed version of prayer wheels in motion. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged blur, buddhism, kathmandu, motion, Nepal, prayer wheel | Leave a reply

Filling Butter Lamps

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Below Swayambhunath Stupa is a row of stalls where you can get your own butter lamps for a devotional offering. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Camera: Canon 7D & 28-300mm L Photograph Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Kathmandu, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged butter, butter lamps, candle, devotional, kathmandu, Nepal | Leave a reply

The Flowers Before The Deities

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Guru Rinpoche, Buddha and Chenrezig (left to right in the image) watch over Amideva Buddha Park on the lower reaches of the hill on which sits Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu. Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged buddha, flowers, kathmandu, marigolds, Nepal, park

Sunset Over Kathmandu Valley

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: I’ve been in Kathmandu for just all the weather it typically experiences. Rain, sleet, haze, more haze, monsoon, sunshine with visibility to the Himalayas. But this night in 2013 had Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Featured, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Asia, buildings, city, kathmandu, metropolis, mountains, Nepal, sun rays, sunrise, sunset, Sunsets

Daybreak, Nepal

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: In the Fall, when the monsoons have left Nepal and the sunshine returns, every day is worth getting up early for sunrise. And no place is better to capture the Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Mon La, mongla, Nepal, sunrise, travel, trek, trekking

Spinning Prayer Wheels

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Buddhist prayer wheels, like these found in Kathmandu, Nepal, typically contain scrolls of prayer inside. When the wheel is spun, the prayers for healing and enlightenment are sent out to Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Featured, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged buddhist, Nepal, prayer wheel

Taj Mahal From Afar

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: A throwback to 2011 while leading a photo tour in India. This was taken from the Agra Fort and helps put the Taj Mahal into a little more perspective with Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, India, Photo of the Day | Tagged agra, agra fort, architecture, icon, india, landmark, river, taj mahal, train, Yamuna River

Placid Bhutan River In Bumthang

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Near the middle of Bhutan, up a scenic, short hike, the rivers flow clean and cold. Location: Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Bumthang, Photo of the Day | Tagged bhutan, Bumthang, calm, canyon, long exposure, peaceful, prayer flags, river, River bed, rocky

Exploding Prayer Flag Colors

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Peter West Carey

Description: Not your ordinary prayer flag colors, with the help of a technique known as Zoom Blur. Location: Bhutan, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day | Tagged prayer flags, zoom blur

Nepal And Bhutan Photo Tours Are Set For 2023

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Peter West Carey

I am happy to announce two photo tours to Nepal and Bhutan have been rescheduled to 2023! Nepal’s Wildlife, Temples & Vistas Photo Tour is 14 days long while Bhutan’s Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Asia, Bhutanese, buddhism, futon, Nepal, Nepalese, photo tour, Photography, photography tour, Southeast Asia, tour, travel

Probably Not OSHA Certified

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Construction workers lash together what appears to be bamboo scaffolding on a new building in Bhaktapur. Title: Probably Not OSHA Certified Location: Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia  –  Join a Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Bhaktapur, construction, Nepal

Steep Steps

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: A pair of monks share the load climbing the very steep steps of the Punakha Dzong. The steps were intentionally built this steep to make the fortress more defensible. Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day, Punakha | Tagged bhutan, dzong, monks, Punakha, punakha dzong, temple

Monk On A Bridge

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: A Buddhist monk looks out across a river on a covered bridge. Title: Monk On A Bridge Location: Punakha, Bhutan, Asia  –  Join a Photo Tour to Nepal or Bhutan Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day, Punakha | Tagged bhutan, bridge, monk, Punakha, religion, robes, Tibetan monk

Meet The Yak At Its Level

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: A guest on one of my photo tours to Bhutan is seen getting low and close enough to a grazing yak in Bhutan’s Phobjikha Valley. Title: Meet The Yak At Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Phobjikha, Photo of the Day | Tagged bhutan, Phobjikha Valley, photo tour, photographer, Photography, valley, yak

Hand-Scale In Action

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: No need for an electric scale when what you have been using for decades still works. This is a market in Punakha, Bhutan, where those red and green chili peppers Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day, Punakha | Tagged bhutan, market, Punakha, scale

Punakha Dzong And Its Rivers

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: The Punakha Dzong is seen across the Mo Chhu River in central Bhutan while Buddhist prayer flags flutter nearby. It’s a beautiful site and one of the most scenic dzong Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged bhutan, dzong, Punakha, river, scenic

Market Exchange

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Local street markets are the way most Nepalese shop for their daily food stuffs. Cash is still king. Title: Market Exchange Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia  –  Join a Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged cash, exchange, kathmandu, market, money

Wall Of Wheels

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Each morning people flock to Swayambhunath Stupa and while there, they will circle the stupa three times while spinning the prayer wheels and releasing their prayers to the world. Title: Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged buddhist, Nepal, prayer, prayer wheel, religion, stupa, Swayambhunath Stupa At Sunrise, tibetan, tibetan prayer wheel

Flags Before The Peaks

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags stand on a line before the distant Himalayas. Title: Flags Before The Peaks Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia  –  Join a Photo Tour to Nepal Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged buddhist, Nepal, pratyer flags, religion, Tibetan prayer flags

Prayer Wheels Sent Spinning

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Panning blur is a wonderful technique to use when things are moving in various directions and speeds. Title: Prayer Wheels Sent Spinning Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia  –  Join Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged kathmandu, Nepal, panning blur, prayer wheel

Surviving Statuary In Bhaktapur

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: The 2015 earthquake in Nepal was devastating to a county heavily dependent on brick and stone work (and until recently, without a lot of rebar or seismic consideration). Some of Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu valley, Kathmandu Valley World Heritage, Nepal

Zooming Prayer Flags

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: A fun technique when the light is low or your have an ND filter on your lens. Set the shutter to 1/10 of a second or slower and then Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Bumthang, Photo of the Day | Tagged bhutan, blur, buddhism, Buddhist prayer flags, payer flags, zoom

Sunrise in Kathmandu

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Sunrise in Kathmandu with the bathed in haze. Title: Sunrise in Kathmandu Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia   –  Join a Photo Tour to Nepal or Bhutan in 2022! If Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged kathmandu, Nepal, sunrise

Monks Feed The Pigeons

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: By the looks of it, the pigeons in Trongsa, Bhutan, get feed fairly often. Title: Monks Feed The Pigeons Location: Trongsa, Bhutan, Asia   –  Join a Photo Tour Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Bhutan, Photo of the Day, Trongsa | Tagged bhutan, Buddhist monk, monks, photo tour, pigeons, travel, Trongsa

Bhaktapur Backstreets

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: Colorful flags line the backstreets of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Title: Bhaktapur Backstreets Location: Bhaktapur, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia  –  Join a Photo Tour to Nepal or Bhutan in 2022! If you Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Bhaktapur, flags, Nepal, street, street photography

Surviving Statuary

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Peter West Carey

Description: After the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, there was a lot of damage to a number of UNESCO World heritage sites, include the temples in Bhaktapur, pictured here. Luckily these statues Continue Reading →

Posted in Asia, Nepal, Photo of the Day | Tagged Bhaktapur, Nepal, statue, UNESCO

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