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Tibetan monks debating. Sera monastery, Tibet

The Potala-Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

Tibetan monk sitting outside the temple, asking for charity.

I shot this picture during the Mongolian Naadam Festival, which is the biggest festival in Mongolia.

at the naadam festival in mongolia in the planes near ulan-bator, the capital.

This picture was taken at the Hashat valley in the Bayan-Olgii province of Mongolia.

I found those sand dunes as we were driving across Tibet

Always Looking Up

kids and patents light up the candles during mooncake festival in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Max enjoying ice cream on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

Robyn warming up for a performance at a Reno Philharmonic Valentine dance.

Wedding tradition on the bridge to the apartment where I stayed this summer.

cycling through the dry mangrove trees under the hot sun

Attending a concert of youth groups at Disney Hall. The contrast between light and dark is almost musical.

Nostalgic Skee Ball targets in an Ocean City, New Jersey arcade on the Boardwalk. How many quarters (used to be dimes) have I spent trying to hit the 50?

Geology field trip to Vasquez Rock Park, wondering around the area before lecture started.

Fierce jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal is in position to attack any intruder.

Glancing at my great-grand mother on the opposite room during the morning.

Fierce Jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal was in position to attack intruders.

Portrait of my Great-Grandmother looking out the window, observing her garden that she has set foot for 100 years.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

kids and patents light up the candles during mooncake festival in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

kids and patents light up the candles during mooncake festival in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

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