Himalayas

From summit to street, this collection follows the Himalaya and the lives lived beneath it. Kangchenjunga glows at sunrise, Ama Dablam rises through drifting cloud and above a glacial valley, Cho Oyu catches the last light and golden clouds gather behind Everest and Lhotse. Lower down, tea pickers work green hillsides, elderly tailors bend over vintage sewing machines and monks in maroon robes drum and dance in the courtyard of Tengboche Monastery. A sadhu with a painted face, women gathered in a sunlit Bhaktapur street, men at a game beneath carved pillars and macaques grooming on a stone ledge complete a portrait of a region shaped by altitude, faith and daily routine.

The snow-covered Kangchenjunga massif glows orange and pink at sunrise above dark, shadowed ridges and a pale blue sky. — Kangchenjunga at First Light

A tea picker in a floral headscarf and patterned blouse stands among green tea bushes, a large woven basket on her back and her hands clasped at her chest. — A Pause in the Tea Rows

Rows of tea bushes fill the foreground as a road winds past trees and estate buildings toward misty, layered hills under a golden evening sky. — Tea Hills at Golden Hour

An elderly tailor in a navy jacket threads a needle at a black vintage sewing machine, with colorful striped fabric beside him and red-framed windows behind. — Threading the Needle

An elderly tailor in a black knit cap and padded jacket sits at a sewing machine with purple fabric, surrounded by a calendar, a clock, shelves and colorful striped textiles. — The Tailor’s Corner

A young rhesus macaque grooms the raised tail of an adult stretching low on a stone ledge, with another monkey resting in the background. — Grooming on the Ledge

The sharp summit of Ama Dablam rises above drifting clouds, its rocky ridge dusted with snow beneath a blue and white sky. — Ama Dablam Through the Clouds

Buddhist monks in maroon robes perform a ritual dance in the stone-paved courtyard of Tengboche Monastery, the foreground dancer blurred mid-turn with arms outstretched. — Monks in Motion

A monk in maroon and orange robes holds a painted hand drum and curved drumstick in the courtyard of Tengboche Monastery, with other monks waiting behind. — The Drummer

The snow-covered peak of Ama Dablam rises above a sea of white clouds under a deep blue sky, with another snowy summit to the right. — Ama Dablam Above the Clouds

A pale glacial river winds through a brown valley floor beneath the snow-covered slopes of Ama Dablam and heavy grey clouds. — The Valley Below Ama Dablam

Orange light strikes one side of the snow-covered summit of Cho Oyu while blue-grey clouds obscure the lower mountain. — Cho Oyu’s Last Light

Orange-gold clouds rise behind the snow-covered wall of Mount Everest and Lhotse, above dark valley slopes beneath a blue sky. — Golden Clouds over Everest and Lhotse

A sadhu with a white beard, saffron turban and painted face raises both hands, wearing orange robes, a printed scarf and rudraksha bead necklaces against a brick wall. — Saffron and Ash

Women in red shawls and patterned clothing sit and stand around a raised brick platform in a sunlit street in Bhaktapur, with hens pecking near a basin in the foreground. — Afternoon on the Platform

Men sit and crouch on the worn wooden floor of an arcaded brick building in Bhaktapur, some playing a game with small markers, framed by carved pillars. — Between the Wooden Pillars