Animals and Surroundings
The Bright Side of Winter
In early September, the bright green of the pasture begins to fade into ochre, then yellow. Soon, all that is left of the intensity of summer a...
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Animals and Surroundings
First Snow
The first snow is a soft reminder that winter is coming. After a string of sunny, crisp days, it soothes the grassland in moisture, coaxing the...
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Animals and Surroundings
Autumn is Here
It starts with frosty mornings and frozen flowers. Soon the bushes turn red and yellow, and the pasture goes from green to golden with all the ...
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Animals and Surroundings
Ode to Summer
There is a magic ten days on the plateau in mid-July that marks the height of the wildflower season. Even during their busiest time of year, yo...
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Animals and Surroundings
Celebrating the Last of Summer
Spring on the plateau is the least remarkable of seasons. It creeps in quietly, with the exhausted pasture turning from brown to a timid green....
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Animals and Surroundings
Photography at Norlha
In 2007, we were all ten years younger and full of hope and expectation. When the time came to begin to document our work at Norlha we used the...
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Animals and Surroundings
Celebrating Summer
Summer is short on the Tibetan Plateau, beginning in late June with the hills gradually turning green. By late September, the wind, with a biti...
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Animals and Surroundings
Thartsang Tso
Thartsang Tso is a sacred lake near Labrang where people make offerings on auspicious dates. They raise prayer flags and throw papers inscribed...
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Animals and Surroundings
Song of Spring
Spring is a crucial time for nomads. Though the warming weather and the thawing ice bring a positive note, spring is also marked by herds of ya...
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Animals and Surroundings
The Kangtsa Cave
In 2010, we discovered the nearby monastery of Kangtsa, a beautiful, small monastery surrounded by junipers and spread over a hill in a quiet, ...
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