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Tibet { 145 images } Created 22 Nov 2008

Travel photography and portraits from Tibet. Including the culturally Tibetan regions still found in China's Sichuan, Yunnan, and Qinghai Provences.
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  • Yamdrok Lake is an alpine lake set at 4,500m (15,000ft). It is one of Tibet's four holy lakes and has no way to replenish itself...The Chinese are draining it for cheap hydroelectric energy.
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  • Tibetans spend most of their free time walking around holy monuments.  Sometimes, they do prostrations every three steps as they circle.   They might do this for months or years one end to build karma credits and ensure a good rebirth in the next life.  (Kumbum Monestary, Gyantse)
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  • This dirty tibetan girl probably hasn't seen a bath in months.  Cleanliness isn't aa big concern to Tibetans since the cold climate and high altitudes help keep stinky bacteria at bay.  Litang, Tibet (China)
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  • A novice Tibetan Buddhist monk sweeps a dark hallway in a monastery in Shigatse, Tibet (China).
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  • A novice Tibetan monk peeks out from behind a giant thanka (door covering) at a remote Tibetan monastery near Zhongdian, China.
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  • A novice Tibetan monk holding holy scriptures from the famous printing press in Dege, China (Tibet).
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  • An elderly Tibetan man poses for a portrait while he counts with his prayer beads in Litang, China.
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  • A gruff Tibetan man wearing a fur hat looks at the camera in Dequin, China.
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  • The Friendship highway stretches from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal.  It crosses the roof of the world and some of the most remote regions on Earth.
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  • A Tibetan cowboy poses for a picture near Lhasa, Tibet (China).
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  • An elderly woman walks by a large mani stone pile near the entrance to a monastery in Litang, Tibet (China).
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  • Large Tibetan Prayer Wheels like these might have a mile of prayers inside, bringing the spinner lots of good merit every time they spin one.  This Elderly woman has probably spent her whole life spinning wheels just like these.  Dawu (Dafu), Tibet (China).
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  • Two traditionally dressed Tibetan women walk down a hallway at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet (china)
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  • This elderly Tibetan woman is taking a break from walking koras - circles walked around a religious monument.  Dawu (Dafu), Tibet (China).
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  • A novice Tibetan monk peeks out from behind a giant thanka (door covering) at a remote Tibetan monastery near Zhongdian, China.
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  • A young monk rings a bell at Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Shigatse, Tibet.
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  • This girl wears a costume distinct of her tribe in a remote area of Tibet (Yushu (Jyekundo), China (Tibet)).
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  • A small boy touches a swastika on the floor of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Shigatse, Tibet (China).  The swastika is a well known symbol of peace and tolerance in Asia, quite different from its perception in the western world.
    tibet-boy-swastika.jpg
  • A man hangs Tibetan prayer flags during a religious festival at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
    tibet-ganden-monastery-prayer-flags.jpg
  • Tibetans spend most of their free time walking around holy monuments.  Sometimes, they do prostrations every three steps as they circle.   They might do this for months or years one end to build karma credits and ensure a good rebirth in the next life.  (Kumbum Monestary, Gyantse)
    tibet-gyanste-prayer-wheel.jpg
  • The locals gather every evening in Lijiang, China to dance for (and with) the tourists.
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  • A group of men play a game of Chinese Mah Jongg under a few strings of Tibetan prayer flags in Dequin, China (Tibet).
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  • A tourist poses amoung Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags near Deqin, Tibet (China).
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  • A traditional Tibetan village set among beautiful fields of barley near Xiangcheng, China.
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  • A large carving of Buddha's head sits on a floor in a monastery near XiangCheng, China.
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  • A Tibetan man stops to pose for a portrait in Litang, China.
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  • A Tibetan Cowboy waits for a friend on a remote mountain near Litang, Tibet (China).
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  • Most young men are expected to join a monestary and be a novice monk for at least a few months. If their parents don't need their help back home, many will stay longer to get a better spiritual education.
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  • A fun thing I got to do the last time I was in Litang was visit people that I shot portraits of two years earlier and give back their portraits. It was great seeing everyone age two years, especially the kids.
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  • A fun thing I got to do the last time I was in Litang was visit people that I shot portraits of two years earlier and give back their portraits. It was great seeing everyone age two years, especially the kids.
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  • A fun thing I got to do the last time I was in Litang was visit people that I shot portraits of two years earlier and give them back. It was great seeing everyone age two years, especially the kids.
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  • A Tibetan Buddhist prays with prayer beads in his door way in Litang, Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan cowgirl peeks from behind a pickup truk's window in Litang, Tibet.
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  • Litang was the only area that I noticed the locals decorating their motorcycle so fancily.  Farmers, town-folk, and even monks hang streamers and bright decorations on every conceivable place on their bikes.
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  • A Tibetan man reads a prayer flag on a mountain top near Litang, Tibet.
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  • A man prays with Tibetan Buddhist prayer beads near Litang, Tibet.
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  • Litang's monastery, Litang Cho?de, is set above Litang, Tibet just behind the old town.
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  • A senior monk and small boy pose in front of their home in Litang, China (Tibet).
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  • A senior monk and small boy pose in front of their home in Litang, China (Tibet).
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  • Despite being so remote, Litang teens still keep up with modern Chinese trends.  These kids invited me to see them practice for an upcoming dance competition.  Rehearsal was in an old, currently unused monastery.
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  • A group of novice Tibetan Buddhist monks buy candy from a store's window in a traditional Tibetan stone house in Litang, Tibet.
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  • Litang's monastery, Litang Cho?de, is set above Litang, Tibet just behind the old town.
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  • A man stands in the rain next to a big mani stone pile in front of the Litang Cho?de Monastery in Litang, Tibet.  Mani stones are prayers carved into rocks then piled up near important religious places.
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  • A girl stands in the rain next to a big mani stone pile in front of the Litang Cho?de Monastery in Litang, Tibet.  Mani stones are prayers carved into rocks then piled up near important religious places.
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  • It's very rare to see Tibetan Buddhist monks with hair, but some of then do have it.  Dawu, Tibet (China)
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  • A Tibetan boy poses in a window in Dawu, Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan boy poses in a window in Dawu, Tibet.
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  • This elderly Tibetan woman is walking koras - circles walked around religious monuments.  Dawu (Dafu), Tibet (China).
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  • An elderly Tibetan woman sits on her doorstep and counts prayer beads in Ganzi, Tibet.
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  • The fields and mountains to the west of Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • A young Tibetan girl in Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • The fields and mountains to the west of Ganze, Tibet (China).
    tibet-mountain-field-ganzi.jpg
  • A mother and daughter walk a kora around the Tibetan monastery in Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • A look out the window of a bus ast it ascend towards the Tro La (Chola) Pass on the Northern Sichuan-Tibet Highway, near Dege, Tibet.
    tibet-bus-mountain-window.jpg
  • The Northern Sichuan-Tibet Highway, just at the Tro La (Chola) Pass at nearly 6000m (19,6850ft).
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  • A portrait of a shirtless Tibetan man with a straw hat in Dege, China.
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  • These workers were singing as they built a traditional mud house in Dege, China (Tibet).
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  • The holy Barkhang (Parkhang) Printing Press in Dege (Derge), Tibet (China).
    tibet-dege-printing-press-monastery.jpg
  • A Tibetan Woman walks a kora around the holy Barkhang (Parkhang) Printing Press in Dege, Tibet.
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  • A man prays in front of the famous scripture printing press in Dege, China (Tibet).
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  • A Tibetan man walks a kora around the Barkhang (Parkhang) Printing Press in Dege, Tibet.
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  • The interior of the Barkhang (Parkhang) Printing Press in Dege, Tibet.
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  • The roof of the Barkhang (Parkhang) Printing Press in Dege, Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan woman jokingly reacts to having her picture taken in Dege, Tibet.
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  • A man takes a break from building a traditional Tibetan house to force his friend to take a picture in Dege, Tibet.
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  • This boy and his friend were my shadows the whole time I ws in Dege, Tibet.  They managed to find me every morning and follow me for most of the day.
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  • A Tibetan boy blows bubbles in Dege, Tibet.
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  • In Tibetan Buddhism, you gain merits by doing certain things. Spinning prayer wheels, praying, hanging prayer flags, and walking koras, all give merits. Tibetans take gaining these merits to extreme degrees. You rarely see an elderly Tibetan ever sitting still. At the very least, they are always spinning a prayer wheel as the woman on the right in this picture.
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  • In Tibetan Buddhism, you gain merits by doing certain things. Spinning prayer wheels, praying, hanging prayer flags, and walking koras, all give merits. Tibetans take gaining these merits to extreme degrees. You rarely see an elderly Tibetan ever sitting still. At the very least, they are always spinning a prayer wheel as the woman on the right in this picture.
    tibetan-women-sitting.jpg
  • In Tibetan Buddhism, you gain merits by doing certain things. Spinning prayer wheels, praying, hanging prayer flags, and walking koras, all give merits. Tibetans take gaining these merits to extreme degrees. You rarely see an elderly Tibetan ever sitting still. At the very least, they are always spinning a prayer wheel as the woman on the right in this picture.
    tibet-traditional-women-prayer-wheel.jpg
  • Two Tibetan women sit outside their home in Dege, Tibet.  The woman on the right is spinning a prayer wheel that brings good karma with every spin.  The woman on the left isn't coughing, she wanted her picture taken but she didin't want to show her teeth.
    tibet-women-traditional-prayer-wheel.jpg
  • In Tibetan Buddhism, you gain merits by doing certain things. Spinning prayer wheels, praying, hanging prayer flags, and walking koras, all give merits. Tibetans take gaining these merits to extreme degrees. You rarely see an elderly Tibetan ever sitting still. At the very least, they are always spinning a prayer wheel as the woman on the right in this picture.
    tibet-prayer-wheel-women.jpg
  • A Tibetan monk throws prayers out a bus window as it crosses a high mountain pass near Dege, Tibet.
    tibet-monk-window-throw-pass.jpg
  • The Northern Sichuan-Tibet Highway, just at the Tro La (Chola) Pass at nearly 6000m (19,6850ft).
    tibet-mountain-pass-chola.jpg
  • A big Tibetan Buddhist chorten found just south of Ganze, Tibet (China).
    tibet-stupa-chorten-ganze.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks gather before lunch on a balcony overlooking Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • Monks chant at a monastery just northeast of Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks take turns shaving each other's heads in Ganze, Tibet (China).
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  • Being a trading town, Ganze's center is full of well stocked markets and stores.  Ganzi, Tibet
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  • The Gyanak Mani Temple is the largest collection of carved prayer stones (mani stones) in Tibet. There are several billion prayer stones stacked 3 meters (10 feet) high in a 1 square kilometer area.
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  • This woman is dressed in typical Kham-Tibetan jewelry. She's smiling strangely because she wants to make sure you can see her gold teeth...A definite fashion must-have in Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan man wearing nice clothes poses for a photograph in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • Ayoung Tibetan boy laughs as his picture is taken in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan father and daughter react to having their picture taken in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • I was in Yushu just after a huge yearly horse festival. This is an exciting time for Tibetans and they will often dress to impress. This woman is wearing some very expensive (and very heavy) jewelry in her hair.
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  • A very young novice Tibetan Buddhist monk eats some ice cream in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • A very young novice Tibetan Buddhist monk eats some ice cream in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • A very young novice Tibetan Buddhist monk eats some ice cream in Yushu, Tibet.
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  • People walk through sweet smelling juniper smoke at a festival at Ganden Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
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  • People walk through sweet smelling juniper smoke at a festival at Ganden Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims prostrate themselves before The Jokang, Tibet's most holy monastery, in Lhasa, Tibet.
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  • Tibetans spend most of their free time walking around holy monuments.  Sometimes, they do prostrations every three steps as they circle.   They might do this for months or years one end to build karma credits and ensure a good rebirth in the next life.  (Kumbum Monestary, Gyantse)
    tibet-prostrate-gyantse-kumbum-monas...jpg
  • A tour group prepares to enter the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan man spins prayer wheels in a monastery near the Barkor in Lhasa, Tibet.
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  • Pilgrims and merchants walk and pray in the juniper smoke on The Barkor at The Jokang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet.
    tibet-lhasa-jokhang-barkor-praying.jpg
  • A Tibetan nun lights hundreds of prayer candles at The Jokang, Tibetan Buddhism's most holy temple.  Lhasa, Tibet.
    tibet-lhasa-tibetan-nun-candles.jpg
  • A vendor sells Tibetan dorr coverings and other souvenirs on the Barkor in Lhasa, Tibet.
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