Lake Manasarovar (15,060 feet above sea level) is a freshwater lake in the Tibet, 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of Lake Manasarovar is Lake Rakshas Tal (Demon Lake); and towards the north is Mount Kailash. Lake Mansarovar is the source of four major rivers of Asia, the Satluj...
Mount Kailash (21,778 feet) is a peak in the Gangdisê Mountains, which are part of the Trans-Himalaya in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River, the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the Ganges...
Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay. Amarapura is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Chanmyathazi township in the north, and the city of Innwa in the south. Amarapura was the capital of Myanmar for three discrete periods during the Konbaung dynasty...
A visit to Myanmar would be incomplete without getting an experience of life in the local market. I walked the streets capturing candid facial shots. It’s quite common to find women and children with a paste smeared on their faces to prevent sunburns. This paste is made by grinding the...
Hagia Sophia was formerly a church, later a mosque, and now a museum. From the date of its dedication in 360 AD until 1453 AD, it served as a church. The building was a mosque from 1453 AD until 1931 AD, when it was secularized. For almost 500 years the...
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609...
This is the final set on ballooning over the lunar landscapes of Cappadocia in Turkey. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show. Click here to access the older set 1 and set 2.
Continuing with the series on ballooning over the lunar landscapes of Cappadocia in Turkey, this is the second in the series of 3 sets. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show. In addition the set 1 can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Cappadocia, is a mass of lunar landscapes, right in the middle of Turkey. You wouldn’t know which one of these unusual rock formations may be leading into a large underground uninhabited city, that were carved about 3,000 years ago by Pagan Hittites. What better way could there be to view...
Perfect timing to capture the essence of light is the key to making powerful pictures. At Marble Mountain (Ngu Hanh Son) in Danang (Vietnam), permitting the right weather conditions, at around 11 AM, streak of sunlight from the opening at the top of the caves, falls directly on the altar....