24 Unforgettable Views of Tibet

These Tibet photos come from our journeys in 2002 and 2007 in the Lhasa area, plus a couple of road trips – to Lake Namtso and then to Everest Base Camp on the Tibet side. We hope that the images bring to you some of the wild, stunning beauty of the Central Tibetan landscapes, and [...]

Lhasa: First Impressions

YoWangdu’s Yolanda O’Bannon, shares with you her first impressions of the ancient and utterly unique Tibetan capital. I couldn’t stop crying the first day in Lhasa, not exactly tears of joy, though there was some of that, and not because some fierce Khampa butcher called me either “fat” or “shithead” when I photographed his yak [...]

Tibetan Refugee’s Story of Being a Child in the 1989 Lhasa Protests

Before, I thought that the Chinese were so wonderful … so nice … then when I saw them actually beating people, killing my own people, I thought, they are so ruthless, so cruel in their hearts. ~Tashi, Tibetan refugee This is the remarkable story, in his own words, of a 16-year-old Tibetan refugee, Tashi, who [...]