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Roofs of the Jokhang, Lhasa Lhasa, Tibet sits on the roof of the world, 12,000 feet above sea...
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Pilgrim circling the Jokhang, Lhasa Hundreds of Buddhist pilgrims clutching prayer wheels still circle the...
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Prayers, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fled to India in 1959....
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Resting Monk, Jokhang A Tibetan monk at rest near the Jokhang Temple. He sits beneath prayer flags...
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Spiritual expression, Jokhang Temple Ancient murals draw Buddhist worshippers to the walls of Lhasa's Jokhang...
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Potala Palace, from the Jokhang rooftop The thousand room Potala dominates Lhasa -- home of Tibet's religious and...
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Spinning prayer wheels, Jokhang The streets adjacent to the Jokhang Temple are lined with prayer...
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Pilgrims Progress, Jokhang Temple Tibetan women observe an endless line of Buddhist pilgrims encircling the...
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Fabrics, Jokhang Bazaar The streets surrounding Lhasa's Jokhang Temple are lined with...
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Religious odds and ends Locals, as well as tourists, shop for religious objects in the stalls...
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Tibetan child, Lhasa A young girl, framed in the doorway of her Lhasa home, was delighted...
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Goat in a butcher shop, Lhasa One can only ponder the ultimate fate of this goat, captured here...
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Monk quarters, Jokhang Temple Photos are not allowed inside of the Jokhang Temple. But I was able to...
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Decision time, Lhasa This rack of cigarettes, mounted just outside of the door of a Lhasa...
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Security Guard and friend, Lhasa This Lhasa security guard noticed my camera, and through a series of gestures...
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Yak Chops, Lhasa There are 12 million Yaks in China, particularly in high, cold, mountainous...
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Sisters, Lhasa Although these young sisters did not not speak English, they took much...
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Equal Opportunity in Lhasa Younger women often do heavy construction work in Lhasa -- a city which is...
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Tibetan gentleman, Lhasa Tall straw hat, wispy goatee, long shirt, a seat on the steps of a...
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White glove dining, Lhasa I found this incongruous relationship of clothing, shadows, and...
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Mountains from the Potala roof The foothills of the Himalaya surround Lhasa, and can best be viewed from the...
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Potala Door, Lasha The ancient doors of the Potala are decorated with brilliantly colored tassels.
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Golden Tower, Potala roof Tibet is one of the most remote and thus poorest provinces in...
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Potala Courtyard, Lahsa Halfway down from the roof of the Potala is a broad plaza offering rest and...
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Potala Square, Lhasa Chinese administrators have leveled many blocks of ancient homes and shops...
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