Wangdue Phodrang Dzong At Night
Description: Let me help you with that title. Wangdue Phograng is the name of both a district and the capital of that district in Bhutan. Dzong is the name given Continue Reading →
Tag: religion
More Masked Dancing
Description: Continuing the theme from the past few days, it’s time to experience the Cham dance. As much as you can from a screen. 🙂 Location: Bumthang, Bhutan, Asia Photograph Continue Reading →
Mask Fitting
Description: More prep work for a masked dance high in the Himalayas of Bhutan. Location: Bumthang Dzongkha, Bhutan, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Bhutanese Mask
Description: In 2023, while leading a photo tour through Nepal and Bhutan, we had the good fortune to witness not only a day of festivities and celebration in a small Continue Reading →
Behind The Curtain: Thinking About What I Want
Description: With the almost-magic that is modern photo editing, be it in a computer, cloud or phone, the question for me becomes: What do I want my photo to look Continue Reading →
Lone Tsa Tsa
Description: A lone tsa tsa sits along the shelf in a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan. Location: Jamphel Lhakhang ???????????????, Bumthang, Bhutan Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All right reserved
Dharma Wheel Before Boudhanath Stuppa
Description: First, an apology for naming yesterday’s Photo Of The Day incorrectly! It happens… Yesterday’s photo was taken at Swayambhunath Stuppa, not Boudhanath as is today’s photo. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Continue Reading →
Can’t Stop Spinning
Description: All day long, the prayer wheels spin. Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey.
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 →
Boudhanath At Night
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 →
Ringing In The Morning In Kathmandu
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 →
The Buddhist Stupa Before Lhotse – Nepal
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 →
Cross Against The Setting Sun
Description: Another image you can only grab with a drone. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →
Monk On A Bridge
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 →
Wall Of Wheels
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 →
Flags Before The Peaks
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 →
Ringing In Sunrise
Description: Each morning people flock to Swayambhunath Stupa for exercise, for worship, for reflection. Title: Ringing In Sunrise Location: Kathmandu, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia – Join a Photo Tour to Nepal Continue Reading →
Photographing Buddha’s Birthplace
Description: You’re not allowed to take photos inside Buddha’s birthplace but you’re not missing a lot. It’s an open excavation back thousands of years that is often hot and muggy. There Continue Reading →
First Or Last View Of Everest
Description: Depending on your direction of travel, this is either the first or last grand view you will likely have of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha). The trail at this point is mostly Continue Reading →
A Bright, Beautiful, Blue Day At Boudhanath Stupa – Photo Of The Day
Description: When the sun is out and the sky is a vivid blue, Boudhanath Stupa is the place to be. One of the many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kathmandu Valley, Continue Reading →
Plethora Of Prayer Flags – Photo Of The Day
Description: Along the sides of the hill on which Swayambunath sits, are trees with multitudes of prayer flags beyond count. They hang from tree to tree, building to building and over Continue Reading →
Confusion, Confession, Altar – Photo Of The Day
More St. Peter’s Basilica Photos Below Description: This image might be a little confusing the first time you look at it. In reviewing my photos of Rome and The Vatican, it Continue Reading →
Punakha Dzong – Photo Of The Day
Title: Punakha Dzong Location: Punakha, Bhutan, Asia Description: One of the most perfectly set fortresses (dzongs) in Bhutan, the Punakha Dzong sits at the confluence of two glacier fed rivers tumbling down Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – A Look Inside Sainte-Chapelle
Title: A Look Inside Sainte-Chapelle Location: Paris, France, Europe Description: Sainte-Chapelle is a wonderful creation worth your time while visiting Paris. I’m excited to be returning to France in 2020 and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Entering Sri Harmandir Sahib
Title: Entering Sri Harmandir Sahib Location: Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India, Asia Description: The Golden Temple, known as Sri Harmandir Sahib, is a Sikh religious treasure. The complex is open on four Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Rituals At Jama Masjid
Title: Rituals At Jama Masjid Location: Delhi, India, Asia Description: At one of the largest mosques in India, and the largest in Delhi, Jama Masjid is a regular hive of activity and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Preparing Langar
Title: Preparing Langar Location: Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, India, Asia Description: Every day thousands of meals are served at the Sri Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple, in Amritsar, India. That meal, known Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Prayer Flags In The Wind
Title: Prayer Flags In The Wind Location: Bumthang Valley, Bhutan, Asia Description: On a pass heading to the center of Bhutan is a wayside with countless prayer flags spreading their hope for Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Punakha Dzong’s Ornate Entrance
Title: Punakha Dzong’s Ornate Entrance Location: Punakha, Bhutan, Asia Description: Steep stairs lead up to the entrance of Punakha Dzong. Built as a fortification, the stairs are a defense strategy to make Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Prayer Flags Above Thimphu, Bhutan
Title: Prayer Flags Above Thimphu, Bhutan Location: Thimphu, Bhutan, Asia Description: Not far out of the largest city in Bhutan are miles of trails winding through the wooded countryside. Join me in Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Gangtey Monastery, Phobjika Valley, Bhutan
Title: Gangtey Monastery, Phobjika Valley, Bhutan Location: Phobjika Valley, Bhutan, Asia Description: Sitting at nearly 10,000′, Gangtey Monastery is a buddhist monastery built some 300+ years ago. Classic Bhutanese architecture and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Sharing The Light
Title: Sharing The Light Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Description: Butter lamps have been around for centuries in Nepal, India and Tibet. They are often used at religious sites when making an Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Rain At Boudhanath Stupa
Title: Rain At Boudhanath Stupa Location: Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Description: Rain does not stop the clockwise progression of pilgrims circumambulating Boudhanath Stupa, one of the most sacred sites in Tibetan Buddhism. Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Buddhist Mask
Title: Buddhist Mask Location: Khumjung, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Used in ceremonies throughout the Himalayas and into Tibet, masks like this one often line the walls of Buddhist Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Amideva Buddha Park
Title: Amideva Buddha Park Location: Swayambhunath, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia Description: Amideva Buddha Park is a free attraction at the base of Swayambhunath in Kathmandu, Nepal. The there statues (better photo below) represent Continue Reading →