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      Photo Exhibits

Ancient Tibet, Photographs
A portfolio of 20 haunting black and white photographs primarily made by Sonam Gyatso Thartse Ken Rinpoche (1930-1988), abbot of Ngor Monastery in Tibet in the early 50's.

Chortens in Amdo: A Photographic Album
by Rob Linrothe, photographed between January and March 2002.

The Giant Thangkas of Tsurphu Monastery
Giant silk applique hangings for public display and worship, by Terris Temple and Leslie Nguyen.

The Great Applique Tangka of Drepung Monastery
by Nancy Jo Johnson.

Himalayan Art Resources
The mission of Himalayan Art Resources website is to create a comprehensive research database, a virtual museum, of Himalayan and Tibetan art.

Images of Kham
Photographs by Joseph Duane & Tashi Duane

The Kora of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa Tibet
Images and text by Amina Tirana, 1995.

Photos of Tibet in the Early 1940s
Taken by members of the Tolstoy expedition.

Photovalet (Tibet)
Images of Cities/Architecture: Tibet, Images by Jo Sanders, Don Carroll, Scott Jordan, Lawrence Stoller, and Photovault.

Recent Photographs of Ancient Sites in Tibet and the Himalayas
Photographs by Michael Katz

Shalu Association: Photos

Soma, Offertory and Elixer by Francois Pannier
This article appeared in number 4 of KAOS - PARCOURS DES MONDES, 2004 translated by David Hunter from the French.

The Tibet Album
The Tibet Album presents more than 6000 photographs spanning 30 years of Tibet's history. These extraordinary photographs are a unique record of people long gone and places changed beyond all recognition. They also document the ways that British visitors encountered Tibet and Tibetans.

Tibet in Black and White
The images presented here reflect aspects of journeys in 1990 and 2002. Matthew T. Kapstein.