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Title:Prayer flags, Mount Kawakarpo, Eastern Tibet
Mount Kawakarpo is one of Tibetan Buddhism's most holy mountains, circumambulated each year by dozens of devout pilgrims. Here, a view of this sacred mountain, with prayer flags in the foreground.
Biography:
Award-winning photographer, Gillian Marshall has an innate passion for South Asia, which she believes is the legacy of her late uncle, who, in the 1930's, served as a British Political Officer in Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim. In recent years, Gillian has spent most of her time in the beautiful World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos, serving as a volunteer English teacher, working part-time at one of the town's beautiful 5-star hotels, and discovering colorful opportunities for photographing the life around her. She feels blessed to have come to know the people of these Southeast Asian... |