Monk in Xigar monastery, Tibet
This the 2nd in a small series of 3 about buddhist prayers in Xigar (or Shegar or New Tingri), Tibet, a small dusty place in the middle of nowhere. This monk lives in the Xigar Chöde monastery that was...
View ArticlePraying man in Xigar, Tibet
The 3rd in the miniserie of prayers in Xigar, Tibet. This man with his praying wheel must be taking care when in the sun as his glasses are thick enough to burn his eyes I think. I was here a year...
View ArticleMuslim women taking photograps in Istanbuls Blue Mosque
Istanbul is really a wonderful city, physically and culturally separating Europe from India, the ‘west’ from the ‘east’. When visiting the Blue Mosque, I noticed these 2 women, showing the culture...
View ArticleTrevi fountain at night in Rome, Italy
Finally finished in 1762, the fountain is named after Trivia, the virgin who apparently lead the Romans to a clean water source in 19BC. It is a very popular spot in Rome, with people visiting day and...
View ArticleCyclist and the Dutch Windmills of the new age
The Netherlands were known for their endless rows of windmills. There were thousands, many of them used to reclaim the land from the sea. As a result about half of the country is effectively below...
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Let me in! Tibetan children..
It’s Tibetan children time again :-)When stopping for lunch on the way to Everest basecamp, we took our lunch boxes outside and sat in this little dusty town. Immediately the local children came to us,...
View ArticleNepali porter family on Friendship Bridge
It seemed that the entire family was working on the bridge between Tibet/China and Nepal, carrying our expedition equipment over the bridge as no trucks and cars are allowed. Poor as can be, always...
View ArticleTorres del Paine, Chile
I spent X-mas here, this shot is taken from the beach of one of the campsites in the Torres del Paine National park, Patagonia. Not crowded at all, I sat here alone for a few hours, the wind pounding...
View ArticleCommuters on a ferry in Istanbul, Turkey
There are not so many places where you can take a 10 minute ferry from one continent to another… In Istanbul you can board in Europe and get off in Asia! As the city is divided by different waterways,...
View ArticleMasked child in Nyalam, Tibet
I have no idea what this child was thinking. He just stood there, did not move nor speak at all, wearing this damaged plastic mask. The dusty towns of Tibet can give an otherworldly feeling anyway, but...
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