Heart of Light

Fast-flowing rivers frothing across boulders.... Mountainsides snowed upon by magnolias in flower....  eastern Bhutan combines heart-stopping natural beauty with fascinating insights into a culture deeply rooted in ancient Buddhist tradition. To visit there is to step away from the familiar and be welcomed into a Himalayan Shangri La, a place where narrow roads twist through gorges and ravines, and villages nestle into forests wreathed in mist. It is a journey into a remote and mysterious heart of light.

138 photographs illustrate the journey across Bhutan from Paro through Thimphu, Trongsa, Bumthang and over the Thrumshing La pass to Mongar, Trashigang, Lhuentse, Trashiyangtse and Samdrup Jongkhar in the still rarely visited east.

Thomas Nash’s photographs have been seen in Time Magazine, the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, and as well as other US,  Australian and European publications.