
Visiting Two Of Kathmandu’s UNESCO Sites
Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, is home to a number of a number of ancient UNESCO World Heritage Sites and two of the more popular locations are Swayambunath Stupa and Boudhanath Continue Reading →
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Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, is home to a number of a number of ancient UNESCO World Heritage Sites and two of the more popular locations are Swayambunath Stupa and Boudhanath Continue Reading →
Description: Boudhanath is a great escape inside Kathmandu. While it is still a relatively busy place, the Tibetan custom of circling shrines in a clockwise direction brings order to a Continue Reading →
Description: I don’t know much about motorbikes, but I like ones that stand out here in Kathmandu. Like this Royal Enfield sitting on a side street. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Continue Reading →
My time in Nepal and Bhutan this trip is dedicated to showing my four guests all the things I love about this region I return time and again. I have Continue Reading →
Description: Estimated to be somewhere between 2-4 weeks old, a curious baby gray whale takes a look at all the weird creatures above the waves. Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America Continue Reading →
Description: It’s not all animals in the Galapagos. There is the natural forces that shaped the land, like this gnarly, ropey lava. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Description: Puffing up his large, red neck pouch, hoping to attract a mate, this frigatebird scans the skies for a likely companion. Location: Galapagos, Ecuador, South America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
Description: I hope your year is starting well and that you and your family are happy and healthy. I’m sure if this crab could talk, it would wish you a Happy Continue Reading →
Description: Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place to be when you hit the leaf-peeping season perfectly. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America
Description: Brooding. This is what brooding clouds look like. These clouds, they brood. Location: California, USA, North America
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 →
Description: Alaska is in a neck and neck competition with Utah for places I love visiting (but don’t really want to live in year round). In this case, a fjord known Continue Reading →
Description: I realize the panorama I posted a couple of days ago presented weird to those who receive these blog posts as an email. There are about 1700 of you Continue Reading →
Description: Trying to plan a photo like this might make me a bit bonkers so I am glad serendipity was on my side. After taking off from Burbank airport I was Continue Reading →
Description: I like to try to obtain new angles on ‘classic’ photos, such as the typical view of Seattle from Kerry Park. Like this one. Drones, when used properly, are Continue Reading →
Still being a tech geek at heart after leaving the industry over 14 years ago, I have been enjoying these new battery packs that have come out in the last Continue Reading →
Description: Civilization, then, blackness. Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Horizon Photo Continue Reading →
Description: Sunlight in Glacier Bay National Park. Location: Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →
Description: The Lamplaugh Glacier in in Glacier Bay National Park is receding and leaving behind a moraine. In this case, the moraine starts where the bay ends as the glacier used Continue Reading →
Description: This post might get a little too deep into the joy of being behind the camera, so if that’s not your thing, just click on through. I love that a Continue Reading →
Description: The Uncruise Safari Endeavour anchored in a little slice of Alaskan heaven. Location: Southeast Alaska, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography Continue Reading →
Description: Sorry that it has taken me a few days to get back in the swing of Photo Of The Day after returning from Alaska. I had times a number of Continue Reading →
Description: Just beneath the surface at low tide, sandbars reveal Nature’s idea of beauty with waves and sand. Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Camera: CDJI Mavic 2 Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
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 →
Description: Timing and using apps like The Photographers Ephemeris or Sun Surveyor helps to place the celestial bodies where you want them. But in this case, I got lucky and had Continue Reading →
Description: It’s hard to catch the Swallows at Mono Lake while they take a break, but patience is rewarded. Here a Violet-green Swallow takes a pause before darting away. Location: Mono Continue Reading →
Description: While the ‘standard’ view of the beautiful cliffs from Tunnel View is what most people associate with Yosemite Valley, I rather enjoy the view from the road to Tioga Pass Continue Reading →
Description: Seattle’s waterfront got a boost when the Great Wheel opened ten years ago. Its also makes for an interesting study in form, steel and movement. Location: Seattle, Washington, USA, North Continue Reading →
Description: If you take the road to Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park from the bottom of the valley, stop right after tunnel and look back for your last view of Continue Reading →
Description: Taken from a perch above Mono Lake, this is about the perfect distance to watch thunderclouds roll by. Location: Mono Lake, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D Mark II Photograph Continue Reading →
Description: Mono Lake in the summer is brutal but the tufas are a refreshingly different sight. Location: Mono Lake, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D Mark II Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
If you love your photos, you should have two backup copies to ensure they never go away. Except if an asteroid smashes the planet. Bigger problems then. Barring that, keep Continue Reading →