
The Sun & The Shade – Photo Of The Day
Description: Way up around 12,913′, give or take 10′, the morning sun fights with a hidden cloud somewhere near the horizon before it strikes the Himalayas. Title: The Sun & The Continue Reading →
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Description: Way up around 12,913′, give or take 10′, the morning sun fights with a hidden cloud somewhere near the horizon before it strikes the Himalayas. Title: The Sun & The Continue Reading →
I’m happy (and just a bit ecstatic) to announce photo tour dates for Nepal in the Spring of 2022. Choose your own adventure: 18 day photo trekking tour. Fully supported Continue Reading →
Description: Getting up early is always worth it in the Himalayas. I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times. Title: Spin Drift Lightcatcher Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Photograph Copyright Peter Continue Reading →
Description: I have to admit, I was happy my client Clayton wore orange so often. He was easy to find. 🙂 Title: The Photographer And The Mountain Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Continue Reading →
Description: One of the most holy sites in Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath is an open and welcoming venue. Circle the structure three times to keep the good karma on your side. Title: Continue Reading →
Description: Kay knows how to take her time with a photo and truly appreciate the vistas. The joy of a Far Horizon Photo Tour is you only have to carry the Continue Reading →
Description: Mong La is one of my favorite places in the Himalayas because of this view. La means ‘pass’, as in ‘mountain pass’ but in this case Mong La is more Continue Reading →
Description: Mount Everest isn’t the only reason you should visit the Himalayas. The number and grandeur of the peaks in the Khumbu region alone could fill months of wandering and exploring. Continue Reading →
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 →
Description: You arrive early in the morning if you’re lucky and catch breakfast at a teahouse in town before heading up the valley seen in the distance. This is the start Continue Reading →
Meet Kami. He’s a Sherpa guide in Nepal who runs all the local logistics for my photo tours in Nepal and he’s also my friend. He has a big heart, Continue Reading →
Description: You’ll be three days trekking from the nearest airport at Lukla when you soak in this view right from the Himalayan trail. That’s Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha, the tallest peak Continue Reading →
Description: Way up where the trees can no longer grow, around 15,373’/4686m, there’s an emerald lake and the flanks of the Machermo Range of the Himalayas. Along the shore of this Continue Reading →
Description: As a companion to this week’s image of the moon over the Himalayas from Mong La, here’s what the sun looks like as it breaks over those very same mountains. Continue Reading →
Description: The views from 16,600’/5060m can be pretty spectacular. You get to see things from that height that you don’t see from the valleys. Such as the valley fog parting just Continue Reading →
Description: While there are certainly mountains around you when you step off the plane in Lukla after a short flight from Kathmandu, it’s not until after a few hours of trekking Continue Reading →
Description: Hands down Mong La is one of my favorite places to spend the night in the Himalayas. La translates roughly to ‘pass’, as in mountain pass. In this case the Continue Reading →
Description: Lhotse gets a bad rap, if you ask me. First, it is one of the more mis-guessed peaks in the Himalayas. It looks majestic and like what you think Mt. Continue Reading →
Description: If you head to the Himalayas, bring your wide-angle lens. Scenes like this one from the middle of Gokyo Valley are as wide as you might imagine. The trail takes Continue Reading →
Description: Can you imagine what it would be like to have this as your morning view? Sure, we had to hike down and then up a small hill to get here Continue Reading →
Description: Another photo from the same morning as yesterday’s Photo Of The Day. I simply could not get enough of the way the clouds hide and revealed the sharp mountain features. Continue Reading →
Description: Landscape photographers tend to desire a bit of clouds in their images. And if not in their images, nearby to create some mood. In this case, just the right amount Continue Reading →
Description: It’s funny what being told to stay in one place does to you. It makes you want to rebel, at least that’s the feeling I have as I look back Continue Reading →
Description: On the way up to Gokyo from Namche Bazaar in Nepal, there are many twist and turns on the trail. But few give you this view as you round them! Continue Reading →
Description: We sat at 16,500′ in Nepal’s Himalayas to catch our breath, only to have it taken away by an incredible sunrise and views of Mt. Everest (high peak behind the Continue Reading →
Title: First Light On Cho Oyu Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early in the Himalayas is almost always rewarded. Join me in 2020 for Photo Tours to Nepal! Details Continue Reading →
Title: Lost In The Clouds Location: Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early is always important when trekking in the Himalayas. The chance for weather shifts and the excellent Continue Reading →
Title: The Specter Of The Mountain Location: Monjo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: To be honest, this is one of my favorite images from Nepal. It’s not high up, it’s not even Continue Reading →
Title: On The Trail To Cho Oyu Location: Trail to Gokyo Lakes, Solukhumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: A lone trekker heads toward the massive flanks for Cho Oyu, the Continue Reading →
Title: Up The Trail To The Himalayas Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Trails and mountains. Mountains and trails. Join me in 2019 and 2020 for Photo Continue Reading →
Title: The Hardest Part Is Trying To Decide Location: Gokyo Ri, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Upon reaching the top of Gokyo Ri, a 17,500′ hill (yes, it’s Continue Reading →
Title: Morning Above Dingboche Location: Dingboche, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Trekking in the Himalayas in the fall means a change of seasons, however slight it might seem Continue Reading →
Title: Tobuche’s Western Face Location: Dole, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: The mountains in Nepal will stand up for you for portraits, all day long. Join me in 2019 Continue Reading →
Title: Trekking The Himalayas Location: Gokyo Area, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Trekking the Himalayas is unlike any trekking experience on the planet. The altitude, the people, the Continue Reading →
Title: Perfect Morning At Gokyo Location: Gokyo, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Down below the view from Gokyo Ri (yesterday’s photo) the terrain is equally appealing, with this lakeside Continue Reading →