The China Daily just did a nice feature on the Great Himalaya Trail. Nice because it was done with little text, a five minute videos and a slideshow with some beautiful pictures. The mountains of Nepal and it’s people are famously photogenic so this is arguably the best way to capture the essence of the trail and trekking in Nepal.
Posted: August 5th, 2011 under News, Photography, Video | Comments: none
Recently, Beijing-based photojournalist Daniel Allen came to Nepal to research and photograph the Great Himalaya Trail for a number of magazine commissions. Together Nepal Tourism Board and TAAN sent him to Dolpa. He really enjoyed the experience, and we asked him to sum up why he came, how he found it and to tell us about which, of the thousands of photographs he took, was his favourite of the bunch.
Posted: June 29th, 2011 under Blog, HomeGallery, Photography | Comments: 3
Adventure photographer Alex Treadway recently visited Pokhara to try to get a perfect shot of the lake and mountains by night. A short spell of unsettled weather ended that plan unfortunately and he decided instead to trek up to Annapurna basecamp, also known as the Annapurna Sanctuary and capture the glacial landscape under moonlight.
Posted: December 15th, 2010 under Blog, HomeGallery, Photography | Comments: 1
I subscribe to a Google alert email for “Humla Nepal” which comes in every now and again, usually with news about the price of basic goods skyrocketing due to some supply problem of other. Sometimes it’s a few weeks before a new alert comes – most people I’ve spoken to in Nepal only know of Humla as a ‘very remote’ place and nothing more and it is very seldom written about. Its treasures are indeed well hidden. Today’s Google alert email brought in two news items in stark contrast to each other. The first reported that a common-cold virus had [...]
Posted: October 18th, 2010 under Blog, Photography | Comments: none
We’ve put a lot of effort into gathering pictures from talented photographers taken across Nepal to show the diversity of landscapes, people and alternative trekking possibilities. There are some great pictures there but we’re just scratching the surface and will keep trying to find new pictures from great photographers from the different sections of the GHT in Nepal.
Posted: October 10th, 2010 under Photography | Comments: 4
Kailash is one of those geographical features on earth of which it is difficult (but by no means impossible) to take a bad photograph. While the deep blue skies so reminiscent of the Tibetan plateau are beautiful, the mountain looks equally magnificent under a brooding sky.
Posted: September 10th, 2010 under Photo of the week | Comments: none
If you have ever been trekking in Nepal’s mountains, you’ll know well how cold it can get at night. For his series ‘Himalayan Nights’, travel photographer Alex Treadway spent many freezing winter evening hours getting the shot with the right combination of starlight, clouds, mountains and tent. This was taken high up on the Manaslu Circuit trek after about 10 days of walking, just before the Larke La pass (5100m). Treadway describes the next day: “The view from the Larkya La is just astonishing. It looks straight out over four converging glaciers to the huge wall of 7000 m and [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2010 under Blog, HomeGallery, Photography | Comments: none
Just as you’ll want to get a variety of different subjects, you’ll also want to get a variety of different angles and compositions in your photos. Many photographers who aren’t professionals can benefit a lot from thinking about composition for a few seconds before shooting.
When taking a picture, we tend to follow what I like to call “the path of least resistance”. Meaning, we take the picture in the most easy way we can: Stop, point the camera straight towards whatever it is that have drawn our attention, and then just push the button, click, and move on…
Posted: May 25th, 2010 under Blog, Photography | Comments: none
On a typical trek in the mountains, there are so many different kind of subjects to take pictures of. The mountains, the landscape and the people are obvious choices. Your trekking friends, the camp site etc. are also nice to have snapshots of. But that’s not all. There’s more to the trek than what you see in the regular brochures and pamphlets.
Posted: May 25th, 2010 under Blog, Photography | Comments: none
If you’re going on a trek, you’ve probably already seen some other people’s fantastic trekking photos. Some photos really stand out and stay in your memory for a long time. Can you take memorable photos like that? Yes, with a few tips almost everyone can learn to take great trekking photos!
Posted: May 25th, 2010 under Blog, Photography | Comments: none
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under Ganesh Himal, Photography | Comments: 1
Kyanjin gompa is situated at 3870m in the Langtang National Park in Nepal. This picture was taken in April 2009. A cyclone in Bangladesh brought its moist air over to Nepal and for several days, it snowed in the late afternoon. While it meant crossing the passes out of Langtang towards Helambu was out of the question for a time, it made for a stunning landscape in the morning hours. The Great Himalaya Trail route arrives at Kyanjin gompa after crossing the Tillman Pass (5320m). Alternatives to this could be the Kanja La, or in case logistics or weather are [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2010 under Langtang & Helambu, Photography | Comments: none
The word Tamang comes from the Tibetan for “horse warrior.” Sent by a Tibetan king in 755 to guard the borders of Tibet, Tamangs moved down from the mountains and settled in the surrounding hills. Today they comprise one of Nepal’s largest ethnic groups, comprising roughly 6.5% of the population. The live mostly in the hill districts surrounding Kathmandu and speak a Tibeto-Burman language that has several distinctly unique dialects. Tamangs primarily practice Tibetan Buddhism but are strongly influenced by elements of Bon and pre-Buddhist shamanism. Tamangs will often have Lamas, Bonpos and Shamans and many Tamangs will respect these [...]
Posted: May 15th, 2010 under ethnic groups of Nepal, People, Photography | Comments: 1
A Thakuri woman, one of the Hindu ethnic groups of Humla met near Kermi. © 2009 Dmitri Alexander – www.dmitriphoto.com
Posted: May 3rd, 2010 under ethnic groups of Nepal, Photography | Comments: none
Here are some facinating picures archived by digital SOAS. It is getting rarer these days to see black and white photography and, even when you do, black and white photography looks modern. These pictures are scanned from film and reach back as far as 1956. The first question that springs to mind is: has anything changed? Of course the answer is yes: in many places numerable things have changed – this list includes solar lighting, health posts, suspension bridges, education and skills training, telecommunications and even roads creeping steadily northwards. However, visit Humla, Dolpa or Mustang and you’ll see that [...]
Posted: March 29th, 2010 under Blog, Dolpa and inner dolpo, ethnic groups of Nepal, Humla & Limi Valley, Photography, Rara, Jumla & Mugu | Comments: none
Here are some quick links to the photography on this site: Kanchenjunga trekking photography Makalu trekking photography Everest & Rolwaling trekking photography Panch Pokhari & Langtang trekking photography Ganesh Himal, Tsum Valley & Manaslu trekking photography Annapurna & Mustang trekking photography Dolpa trekking photography Rara, Jumla & Mugu trekking photography Humla trekking photography
Posted: January 29th, 2010 under Photography | Comments: none
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