Day: June 23, 2007

In the Shadow of the Himalayas: Tibet – Bhutan – Nepal – Sikkim (Book)

A Photographic Record by John Claude White, 1883-1908. (July 2006) My thoughts… White was a British-Indian civil servant who lived in Nepal from 1883–4, one of only five Westerners allowed into the country that year. His sepia photos include the usual stunning mountain shots, along with a few Kathmandu scenes I’ll get to see in real life — like Pashupati Temple on the Baghmati River — except there’ll be globs more people. There are lots […]

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