I first visited Ladakh exactly ten years ago. This was well before the region became every motor-cyclist’s ultimate destination, part of every traveller’s tick-off list and every holidaymaker’s check-in dream. In those days, tourists were in smaller numbers and Leh had more homes than guesthouses and hotels. Every winter, we conduct a photography tour to […]
Spread along the eastern parts of Ladakh bordering Tibet are spectacular highlands of Changthang raising well above 14,000 feet. The region is known for its azure lakes trapped in the middle of mountains that reach out for the skies. The landscapes are brown and barren and yet charming in their silence and loneliness. In this […]
Also see: A snow filled winter in Ladakh – Photography Tour Our travel photographer Manish Lakhani spends a lot of time in the mountains, especially in the Trans-Himalayan wonderlands of Ladakh. And you can see him there in all seasons including the cold winters when the landscape is magically transformed by an abundance of snow […]
Every February, we organize a winter photography tour Ladakh to capture the magnificent snow-filled winter landscapes and the frozen lakes. This journey may not be for everyone, as you have to be willing to endure very cold temperatures, often going down to -20C or colder. Although we tend to go very well equipped, usually for […]
In this Guest Post, Dr. Jyoti Sapre shares her experiences and photographs from her first ever photography tour – to Ladakh! Her photo essay presented below was made on Darter’s Mountains and Monasteries tour of Ladakh in July 2015. I came across the Darter website a few months ago and was very impressed. Ladakh was on my bucket list since […]
In this Guest Post, Saurabh Pandey explores how Life and Light are the two main recurring themes (often interconnected) that have helped him make memorable images in Ladakh. His photo essay presented below was made on Darter’s Mountains and Monasteries tour of Ladakh in July 2014. About the Guest Author – Saurabh Pandey (fotokatha.com) is a banker by profession. His love […]