Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom
by Michael Hawley, Christopher Newell, David Salesin, Ming Zhang., David Macaulay, Christopher Newell
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Author: Christopher Newell, David Macaulay, David Salesin, Michael Hawley, Ming Zhang.Other Contributor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Photographer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Photographer: Carolyn Bess
Photographer: Sandy Choi
Photographer: Dorji Drukpa
Photographer: Michael Hawley
Photographer: Becky Hurwitz
Illustrator: Choki Lhamo Kaka
Editor: Gyelsey Loday
Edition: Library Binding
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 2003-12
ISBN: 0974246905
Number of pages: 114
Publisher: Friendly Planet
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Book Review: A window on another world
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was given to me less than a month after I returned from a trip to Bhutan in the late fall of 2006. If you are seeking only a portable guidebook on your trip, look elsewhere (I used Lonely Planet). But if the objective is to find the best photographic portrait of a very special place, this is the book for you. This is a reduced version of a book that measures 5x7 feet, that weighs 150 pounds, and that holds a Guinness World Record. It is also a charitable project, intended to provide funds for university education of Bhutanese students. Although the book was published in 2004, I noticed that it includes several photos (such as those of Dochu La and Taktsang Gompa) that were taken before some recent and rather dramatic changes. I cannot help but conclude that many of the shots will become historically significant over time. But as an artistic collection, the photos are truly stunning. It is unusual to find not only intimate shots of a beautiful group of people, but majestic views of the incredible landscape. I look at my copy often, for it transports me to the other side of the world.
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