Some Phuket highlights
I have posted 30+ albums to my Karen’s Photography FaceBook page. Check it out for a full demo of the snaps I have taken. You’ll also find more Phuket images on my Phuket Blog: karencornelius.net/Phuket. These are just a few of my favourites in case you haven’t been to either site. :)
Chatuchak Market, Bangkok
Markets are always interesting places to collect bright and colourful images. Chatuchak is ENORMOUS, so more opportunities than usual. Just a few of my favourites!
Street Photography in Bangkok
Couple of days in Bangkok – spent some of it targeting street photography – catching people in action. This isn’t my usual habit when travelling, a stretch is always good!
Tibet in black and white
I have been through the photos, from the first 4 stops of our Tibet journey, to de-saturate some of my favourites. Here are some for your perusal. Love to know what you think!
Unexpected day in Shanghai
After some interesting airline stuff ups we had the gift of a day in Shanghai. We walked miles, through old sections, along the Bund and up the main shopping strip. A productive photographic day!
Chengdu again
After a 14+ hour bus trip from Lahrong Monastery to Chengdu, we were ready for some quiet exploration and photography! We left Lahrong at 5 am to get the bus for Chengdu. Rather than go to bus terminus it was decided that we meet the bus at a small town on a cross road where […]
Lahrong Monastery – Tibet
Arrived in Lharong Monastery, the largest in the world. WOW, OMG!!!! A centre for Buddhist study and contemplation, 3000 monks and 8,000 nuns study here. The monastery operates on the Buddhist Rime principle – all sects accepted and considered equal and important. Open mindedness and debate are the order of the day. The Chinese […]
Road to Lahrong Monastery
One of my favourite topics is road quality. Anything I had seen up to this point paled into insignificance! OMG!! At home 95% of the road would be 4WD only and 75% of it closed as unsafe. Yet here in Tibet the local cars, buses, motorbikes etc pass up and down constantly! It was such […]
Monks’ Conference – Tibet
The Annual conference of Buddhist monks was held in Chutung Monastery, not far from Dzamthang. It was seen as a photo opportunity too good to miss. On arrival we were greeted by the sight of a thousand burgundy robed monks spread out across the fields, debating, listening, chatting, learning, eating and networking. Delegates badges, bags […]
Dzamthang Monastery – Tibet
AMAZING – what else can one say, simply glorious. We were afforded a private tour and free access for photography and video. We started in the main prayer area – SO beautiful!!! Under restoration and being carefully repainted and repaired, we explored the 5 levels around the gorgeous central Buddha. Then we were escorted to […]