Guest Post – My first tryst with travel photography at Ladakh
Guest Post – My first tryst with travel photography at Ladakh

This is a Guest Post by Jagadeesh Rampam who travelled with Darter on our Mountains and Monasteries tour of Ladakh in July 2014.  I was always fascinated about going to places after the shutterbug bit me in June 2013. That was when I’d started my…

Compass points to – Nubra Valley
Compass points to – Nubra Valley

Where in India would you find these?   Thinking of the deserts of Rajasthan? Well, there’s another desert of a very different kind in India. Here’s another clue. It’s, of course, the high altitude desert of Ladakh. A different sight, of course, from the…

Notes from Spiti- Loving the Traffic Jams
Notes from Spiti- Loving the Traffic Jams

  Spiti is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Rugged vertical mountains kissing azure skies are punctuated by Orche colored monasteries on cliffs where even Spiderman will think twice to go. This desolate landscape that literally means the middle land makes you…

Photography and Travel in Bhutan – Happy Faces and Happy People
Photography and Travel in Bhutan – Happy Faces and Happy People

+ This article was written by Dr.Hiren Shah, who travelled with Darter Photography on the photography tour to Bhutan. This story and images were first published by a travel magazine. + See more about our next photography tour to Bhutan, scheduled for May 2015.  Che…

Images – Snow Filled Landscapes during Winter in Ladakh
Images – Snow Filled Landscapes during Winter in Ladakh

Also see: ‘A Snow Filled Winter in Ladakh – Photography Tour‘ Manish Lakhani discovered Ladakh well before anyone else did. Before its was ‘the destination’ that everyone wanted to visit, before it was cool to show-off beautiful images from Ladakh or even before many…

Photographs of Chandratal Lake – Tranquility in the High Mountains
Photographs of Chandratal Lake – Tranquility in the High Mountains

Also see: ‘Our Photography Tour to Chandratal and beyond in Lahaul & Spiti‘ Few places can match Chandratal in beauty and grandeur. Nestled in the middle of snow-peaks in in the Himalayas, the deep blue waters of the mountains reflect equally blue skies and the heavenly…

Photographs from Lahaul & Spiti in the Himalayas – Brilliant Untouched Landscapes and an Ancient Culture
Photographs from Lahaul & Spiti in the Himalayas – Brilliant Untouched Landscapes and an Ancient Culture

Also see: Our photography tour to Lahaul & Spiti Photos & Captions by Chandra Mulpuri. Also see a comprehensive set of his images from Lahaul & Spiti Every year, sometime in the months of July-August, we conduct photography tours to Lahaul & Spiti valleys…

Thinking Photography in Bhutan – Five examples of research and preparedness in making better travel images
Thinking Photography in Bhutan – Five examples of research and preparedness in making better travel images

See more about our upcoming photography tour to Bhutan. There are many things that contribute to making great photographs. The light needs to be perfect, the weather has to be conducive and the perfect location/shooting angles have to be found. Sometimes we have to…

24 Beautiful Photographs of Bhutan’s Monks, People and Landscapes
24 Beautiful Photographs of Bhutan’s Monks, People and Landscapes

[box style=”simple”][space value=”-1.1em”]See more about our upcoming Photography Tour to Bhutan[space value=”0.4em”][/box] Prashant Kamath, who travelled with Darter in October 2013 on our photography tour to capture the landscapes and culture of Bhutan, shares his beautiful images of the mountain country from the tour….

26 images of Ladakh in Winter – incredible snow-filled landscapes and frozen lakes
26 images of Ladakh in Winter – incredible snow-filled landscapes and frozen lakes

We recently concluded our 2014 edition of our and highly successful photography tour to capture the snow-filled winter landscapes of Ladakh. This land of high passes wears a completely new look in the winter months. The lakes freeze over and their surface morphs into…