View from a balloon over the Netherlands
Well.. this is the country where I live about half of the time, the rest I travel around the world. In the Netherlands you need a plane or a balloon to make aerial pictures, as the highest ‘mountain’...
View ArticleMother & son selling bracelets, Guatemala
The mother is counting out a number of the simple woven bracelets before she hands them to her son. He will then try to sell them and bring back the money. Of course these children should be at school,...
View ArticleGrasberg mine near Carstensz Pyramid, Papua
Carstensz Pyramid is the highest mountain of Oceania, named after Dutch sailor Jan Carstensz who saw the snowy mountains in 1623. The first western explorers were also Dutch, climbing the then higher...
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Parking space in Taschi Dzom, Tibet
On the dusty streets of Taschi Dzom, Tibet, a horse is parked. Patiently standing in the sun, blending in with the environment.. Related photos: Buddhist Butterlamps at Swayambunath temple, Kathmandu...
View ArticleStolen Shoes sign at Dharamsala, India
i>Funny signs are one of the big no-go’s in photoblogland as it is considered too cliché. But this sign is not only interesting to me due to its obvious spelling mistakes, but also due to where it...
View ArticleMaya Temple II in Tikal, Guatemala
From Wikipedia: Tikal (or Tik’al, according to the more current orthography) is the largest of the ancient ruined cities of the Maya civilization. It is located in the El Petén department of Guatemala...
View ArticleView from a plane (2), Antarctica
Wikipedia:About 98% of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. The ice sheet is, on average, 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) thick. The continent has approximately 90% of the world’s ice...
View ArticleTibetan farming woman close up
I stopped the car, so we could film some of the people working the fields on the arid Tibetan plateau, when this woman came up to the car window. Cars with tourists must pass here regularly, but maybe...
View ArticleStarry night at Confluencia camp on Aconcagua, Argentina
A few weeks ago I joined one of the Aconcagua expeditions for a few days. Strangely enough we had a big snowblizzard already in first camp, Confluencia (3300m/11,000ft). But in the evening it cleared...
View ArticlePraying woman in Xigar, Tibet
One hand turning the small prayerwheel, the other turning the beads, while humming “Om Mani Padme Hum”. So that’s triple blessing, while sitting on a nice chair parked in front of an ugly closed...
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