AUTUMN IS HERE
2017

AUTUMN IS HERE

It starts with frosty mornings and frozen flowers. Soon the bushes turn red and yellow, and the pasture goes from green to golden with all the shad...

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ODE TO SUMMER
2017

ODE TO SUMMER

There is a magic ten days on the plateau in mid-July that marks the height of the wildflower season.

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THE LAST OF SUMMER
2017

THE LAST OF SUMMER

Spring on the plateau is the least remarkable of seasons. It creeps in quietly, with the exhausted pasture turning from brown to a timid green.

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NORLHA PHOTOGRAPHY
2017

NORLHA PHOTOGRAPHY

In 2007, we were all ten years younger and full of hope and expectation. When the time came to begin to document our work at Norlha we used the res...

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CELEBRATING SUMMER
2017

CELEBRATING SUMMER

Summer is short on the Tibetan Plateau, beginning in late June with the hills gradually turning green. By late September, the wind, with a biting c...

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THARTSANG TSO
2017

THARTSANG TSO

Thartsang Tso is a sacred lake near Labrang where people make offerings on auspicious dates.

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GAZELLES
2017

GAZELLES

Gazelles are a familiar site in Ritoma. They come closest to humans in winter, when they follow the herds of yak and sheep to the winter areas clos...

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SONG OF SPRING
2017

SONG OF SPRING

Spring is a crucial time for nomads. Though the warming weather and the thawing ice bring a positive note, spring is also marked by herds of yak an...

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THE KANGTSA CAVE
2017

THE KANGTSA CAVE

In 2010, we discovered the nearby monastery of Kangtsa, a beautiful, small monastery surrounded by junipers and spread over a hill in a quiet, wood...

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STONE WALLS
2017

STONE WALLS

Massive stone walls are found everywhere in Tibet, carved out from the vast array of stone found all over the plateau, and dating to a time when to...

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FABRIC IN THE WIND
2016

FABRIC IN THE WIND

A fence across the pasture, a banner, a ribbon against the sky. They blow in the wind, changing shade and color like the clouds…. Norlha fabrics.

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NORLHA IN LHASA
2016

NORLHA IN LHASA

Not yet ten years old, Norlha has become a sustainable enterprise. More than a concept it's a philosophy reflected by an impressive range of products.

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