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| THE NUNS at Rongbu monastery place rocks with cautionery words written on them to warn of the ice along the route to Mount. Everest (Tibet, 2009). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| ALTHOUGH bus crashes are a daily occurance in Nepal, many have no other form of transport (Kodari, Nepal, 2009). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| GUNS at the ready, Chinese soldiers patrol the area around the holy Jokhang temple. (Tibet, 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe |
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| HAILED as the birthplace of Buddha, the journey to Lumbini is a special one for many. Emperor Ashoka erected one of his famous pillars here to mark his visit in 249BC (Nepal, 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| CHINESE snipers sit above the market place in Lhasa's Barkhor square, watching for the slightest sign of unrest (Tibet, 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| ALTHOUGH packs of wild dogs control Kathmandu at night, outside the city many still keep dogs as pets (Nepal, 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| OUTSIDE of Kathmandu, thousands of families sell their daughters into bonded servitude every year for as little as $40-$50 (Nepal, 2008). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| ALONG the road from Lhatse, the entrance to the Mount Everest nature preserve is marked by thousands of Tibetan prayer flags (Tibetan 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| TIBETANS feel encouraged by seeing western faces in their land, even though for this mother and child at Sera Monastery, it is the first time (Tibet, 2009). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| A TIBETAN girl peers into the dark at the terrifying faces of the '100,000 images' - the largest chorten in Tibet (Gyantse, Tibet, 2009) Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| THE DUSTY interior of a kitchen at Sera monastery - a great holy school, founded in 1419 (Tibet, 2009). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
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| THE KUNLUN and Tangula mountains race past the windows on the Qingzang railway - the highest train line in the world (Tibet, 2009). Photo by Joe Briscoe. |
