Leh, Ladakh
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Sign asking people not to litter near Hemis Gompa, Ladakh, India. This part of the Himalayas is a cold desert, and garbage is very slow to biodegrade.
Rakesh, a three-year-old in a family of Nepalese immigrants laborers at a flood re-construction site in the Himalayan village of Phayang, Ladakh, India. Rakesh's family lives in a tent at 11,810 ft., where this was taken, right next to the construction site. His mother works breaking rocks and hauling sand all day. He's holding a knit doll given him by myself, made by a friend of my mom's.
Yak or dong (B. grunniens) on an abandoned playground in Saboo Village, Ladakh, India, Ladakh, India
The gorgeous, stark, forboding, and harsh landscape of Hemis High Altitude National Park, at almost 14,000 with extremely intense sun, Leh, Ladakh, India. One of the most unforgettable places I've ever seen.
Astrophotograph taken at 12,000 feet in Leh, Ladakh, India. Single exposure with minimal post-processing.
Skull with antlers from a Yak or dong (B. grunniens) sit atop a mani wall in Stok village, Leh, Ladakh, India
Smooth brown rocks along the Zanskar River near its confluence with Indus River at Nimmu Village, Ladakh, India
The gorgeous, stark, forboding, and harsh landscape of Hemis High Altitude National Park, at almost 14,000 with extremely intense sun, Leh, Ladakh, India. One of the most unforgettable places I've ever seen.
Broken glass from Godfather beer bottles embedded in a wall to prevent people from scaling it, Leh, Ladakh, India
Macro view of tiny purple flowers at 13,000 feet in the Himalayas on Khardung La road, Leh, Ladakh, India
A donkey carries fuel canister on a road in the middle of nowhere in Hemis National Park near Rumbak, Ladakh, India
Barley harvest on the highest farm I've ever seen, way in the middle of nowhere at 13,026 ft. in Hemis High Altitude National Park, Ladakh, India
Attendance board at an abandoned elementary school in Saboo village, Ladakh, India, with labels reading "Boys, Girls, Bodist, and Muslim."
Astrophotograph taken at 12,000 feet in Leh, Ladakh, India. Single exposure with minimal post-processing.
Yak or dong (B. grunniens) on an abandoned playground in Saboo Village, Ladakh, India, Ladakh, India
A family of Nepalese immigrants laborers at a flood re-construction site in the Himalayan village of Phayang, Ladakh, India. The family lives in a tent at 11,810 ft., where this was taken, right next to the construction site. The mother works breaking rocks and hauling sand all day.