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  • A buddhist monk looks down from the beautifully decorated windows of 400 year-old Tashiccho Dzong, in Thimphu, Bhutan.
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  • A young buddhist monk looks down from a colorful window at Thimphu dzong in Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A07H_thimpu.jpg
  • A young boy works on his lessons at Paro Dzong in Bhutan, with some lighter reading material at his side.
    ABH-16-A11H_paro.jpg
  • A long exposure of a swirling festival dancer creates a colorful impression of this famous spectacle in Thimphu, Bhutan.
    ABH-15-A04H_dancers.jpg
  • Ancient irrigation methods are still used in the Bamian Valley of Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A00S_bamian.jpg
  • A monk plays the flute, his hands dramatic against his red robes, in Paro Dzong, Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A12V_paro.jpg
  • A masked chham dancer performs the "Devil Dance" near Thimphu, Bhutan.
    ABH-15-A00H_dancer.jpg
  • A woman with a child on her back spins prayer wheels along a wall at Paro Dzong in Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A03H_paro.jpg
  • In Thimphu Dzong, Bhutan, a monk peers from a brightly painted bank of windows.
    ABH-19-A08V_thimphu.jpg
  • Located on the Mo Chhu River, Punakha Dzong is the oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A06H_punakha,.jpg
  • A chham dancer poses in his "Devil Dance" mask near Thimphu, Bhutan.
    ABH-15-A02V_dancer.jpg
  • A masked chham dancer performs the "Devil Dance" near Thimphu, Bhutan.
    ABH-15-A06H_dancer.jpg
  • Crimson-robed monks converse on the stone steps of Paro Dzong, Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A02V_paro.jpg
  • Crimson robbed Buddhist monks gather in the courtyard of Tashiccho Dzong in Thimphu, Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A01H_tashiccho.jpg
  • A young Buddhist monk smiles with his eyes at Paro Dzong, in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
    ABH-19-A11H_smilingeyes.jpg
  • A small village lies at the edge of the Band-i-Amir Lakes near the Bamian Valley in Afghanistan.
    AAF-14-A26S_bamian.jpg
  • A couple travels along the desert road below the Band-i-Amir Lakes, near Bamian, Afghanistan.
    AAF-16-A21S_bandiamir.jpg
  • A bicyclist peddles through a poplar lined corridor on a road in the Bamian Valley of Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A08S_bamian.jpg
  • Sunset light creates deep shadows in the creases of the hillside in rural Bamian Valley, Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A06S_bamian.jpg
  • Nomad women are silhouetted against a bright mist as they carry water to their campsite in the Bamian Valley of Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A04S_bamian.jpg
  • Visitors walk to the entrance of the Shrine to Hazrat Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
    AAF-14-A17S_mazar.jpg
  • The famed white pigeons at the (Blue Mosque) Shrine of Hazrat Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, are fed by a visiting pilgrim.
    AAF-16-A05H_mazar.jpg
  • A monk at Bhutan's Paro Dzong, smiles after chewing betel nut.
    ABH-19-A09V_monk.jpg
  • The vivid blue waters of the Band-i-amir Lakes create a stark contrast with the arid climate of the Hindu Kush Mountains in northern Afghanistan.
    AAF-23-A00S_bamian.jpg
  • Farmers with a heavily laden donkey walk along a poplar lined road in the Bamian Valley of Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A05S_bamian.jpg
  • Farmers and their oxen thresh grain beneath the Hindu Kush Mountain Range in the Bamian Valley of northern Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A02S_bamian.jpg
  • Ancient irrigation methods are still used today in the Bamian Valley of northern Afghanistan.
    AAF-11-A01S_bamian.jpg
  • A young girl buys peppers from a produce vendor at the outdoor market in Paro, Bhutan.
    ABH-12-A00H_market.jpg
  • A ruddy-cheeked young boy watches his father in Paro, Bhutan.
    ABH-16-A09V_boy.jpg
  • A pilgrim walks in front of an ornately tiled entry to the Shrine to Hazrat Ali, in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
    AAF-14-A27S_mazar.jpg
  • A detail of a colorful mosaic tile at the Shrine to Hazrat Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
    AAF-14-A20S_mazar.jpg
  • A man reads his Koran at the Shrine to Hazrat Ali in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
    AAF-14-A19V_mazar.jpg
  • A girl in a red shawl sits with her family along the Shibar Pass in Afghanistan.
    AAF-16-A17V_girl.jpg
  • A jeep tackles the narrow road above the Hunza River between Gilgit and Hunza in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
    APK-11-A20V_hunza.jpg
  • A young Afghan girl works with her family on the Shibar Pass in Northern Afghanistan.
    AAF-16-A15S_girl.jpg
  • Various grain are cultivated on the terraces in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    APK-13-A01H_chitral.jpg
  • AMBER ARCHES<br />
On a scouting trip to Rajasthan, India, in Fall of 1977, I was standing on the balcony of Amber Palace, overlooking the surrounding landscape. Behind me a marble colonnade paralleled the balcony, and as I entered it on my way out of the palace, the striking pattern of repeating arches stopped me in my tracks. The scene was perfect ... it only needed the right subject to pass by. So I decided to wait and see what might develop.<br />
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Slipping into the shadows at the end of the colonnade, I made myself as inconspicuous as possible while setting up the shot. Then, with my camera on tripod and focus, exposure, and composition set, I sat down on my camera case and quietly waited. And waited. And waited.<br />
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Then two young couples entered the courtyard and walked toward the balcony. One of the women was in a beautiful blue sari that perfectly complimented the warm tone of the arches; but her companions were in western dress, and it seemed unlikely that she would separate from the group. But I kept a hopeful eye on her just in case. They stayed at the balcony for quite awhile, then turned together to leave. I could see the shot wasn't going to happen and my hopes sank with their every step. Then, as if reading my mind, the three in western dress paused briefly to talk, and my saried princess walked through the archways alone. One shot, one-thirtieth of a second, frozen in time to enjoy forever.<br />
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Many years have passed since this picture was first published, and countless models have walked this path for other photographers wanting to reproduce it. But none, in my biased opinion, will ever match the un-staged beauty of that first candid moment in time. ©Ric Ergenbright
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  • A young boy carries his slingshot around his neck and wears cherries like earrings in Gilgit, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    APK-16-A12V_boy.jpg
  • The customs and dress of Pakistan's Kalash tribe support the claim that they are descended from the army of Alexander the Great, who lived in the Hindu Kush foothills in 326 b.c.
    APK-16-A00V_kalash.jpg
  • A young brass vendor shows a cup to a client in Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
    AIK-12-A02V_woman.jpg
  • A young Kashmiri girl smiles as she playfully ducks away from the camera near Srinagar, India.
    AIK-16-A00V_girl.jpg
  • An old houseboat sways, creaking, on the Jhelum River in Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
    AIK-11-A09H_houseboat.jpg
  • A melon vendor sells slices of watermelon in the bazaar in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
    APK-12-A01V_market.jpg
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